British football club Oxford City has entered into a partnership with cryptocurrency platform CoinCorner, where it will begin accepting payments in the first cryptocurrency.

Oxford City Football Club Partner with CoinCorner to Accept Bitcoin@OxCityFC It is the first National League football club to accept it. #Bitcoin and #Lightning payments, in partnership with CoinCorner 🤝

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— CoinCorner ⚡️ Buy Bitcoin at CoinCorner.com (@CoinCorner) August 3, 2022

Oxford City plays in the Southern Conference, the sixth most important tournament in England. After the season kicks off on August 6, fans will be able to purchase tickets for bitcoin for the club’s home games, food and drink at the stadium using the Lightning Network.

CoinCorner sponsored the club and released a limited edition Oxford City FC Bolt Card to celebrate. As part of the partnership, teams will embed the bitcoin logo on their jerseys.

“We believe this move will create a trend” […]CoinCorner CEO Danny Scott said the digital currency has become the new normal for sports fans and event goers in the UK.

In February 2022, blockchain platform Tezos signed a deal with Manchester United. As part of the deal, the project logo was featured on the training jerseys of the men’s and women’s teams.

In the spring, OKX became a partner of bitcoin exchange Manchester City. In July, the company announced a sponsorship agreement with the club for the 2022-2023 season.

Recall that in May, the Chelsea team agreed to cooperate with the WhaleFin cryptocurrency trading and lending platform.

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