Did you know the first 🏈#NFL player to ever be paid in #Bitcoin was Russell Okung!

Russell has been a longtime proponent of #Bitcoin, famously tweeting "Pay me in Bitcoin." back in May 2019. He finally got his wish, tweeting "Paid in Bitcoin." to confirm on December 29 2020.

Okung's $13M salary was split 50-50 between $USD and #Bitcoin with help from Jack Mallers & Strike. With Bitcoin trading just above $27,000 at the time of his tweet, it is estimated that Okung received ~240 Bitcoin at that price.

Russell has been featured on nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx‘s Citadel Dispatch, Peter McCormack’s What Bitcoin Did, and even appeared as a speaker at Bitcoin Conference 2022!

When internet trolls came to chirp Okung as price fell in May 2021, Russell clapped back saying “Y’all don’t get it. I am not selling my #Bitcoin , ever.” A true Hodler.

Russell Okung is Team #Bitcoin all the way! https://video.nostr.build/92a0eeff5e9d4e3173f33d617fa31e598fcb2939d705cc9055ddb713246130cf.mov