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January 30, 2018
Harunustaspor have signed 22-year old Omer Faruk Kiroglu for 2,000 liras (£377.6) worth of Bitcoin and 2,500 liras in cash, for a sum total of 4,500 liras. https://twitter.com/Sporf/status/958360989468188672 Club chairman Haldun Sehit declared that the move was the first of its kind by a sports club in Turkey and worldwide. “We did it to make a name for ourselves in the country and the world... We are proud of this,†he was quoted as saying. “This is a first for me and for the world,†Kiroglu said Turkey’s government have in the past warned against the use of the cryptocurrency. Is this the beginning of Cryptocurrency entering the sporting industry? Sponsored by
