Perth Heat becomes the first pro Baseball club to accept Bitcoin… – PR Newswire

16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Australia’s most storied and successful Baseball team the Perth Heat is proud to announce their partnership with leading Bitcoin payments company OpenNode to accept Bitcoin payments and send Bitcoin payouts powered by the Lightning Network.

The club has already established an initial position in BTC to help secure its digital property rights on the world’s most secure monetary network and will continue to reinvest available capital into Bitcoin.

“We firmly believe that the mindset that Bitcoin imparts on network participants will be felt by our players, coaches, staff, and our loyal fan base and we look forward to setting the bar for how much value a sports organization can bring to a community in the Bitcoin age.

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