Bitcoiners, are you ready for some football?

Not only can you play football, but retired Carolina Panthers NFL player Russell Okung wants to make sure players in his new flag football league, aptly named Bitball, are paid in Bitcoin.

Okung announced the new venture on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday.

Okung began envisioning a league where players earn Bitcoin, fans could own real stakes, and communities could build wealth, he told Decrypt in an interview.

“No more middlemen taking their cuts or making backdoor deals,” Okung added. “Now, it’s about pure sport and pure Bitcoin, which means pure opportunity. That’s what I’m building—a new league.”

According to Okung, the idea for Bitball came after leaving the NFL and unsuccessfully trying to convince league owners of Bitcoin’s merits.

“That’s the revolution,” Okung said. “We’re moving away from seeing athletes go broke and losing generational wealth.”

Players Okung reached out to were enthusiastic about the idea, including friends and former NFL players he needed to fill t

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