Introduction
A football club in Bulgerian is creating history by bringing the best of two worlds together - football and cryptocurrency. At a time when several governments are skeptical of cryptocurrency and fights it, this global sports brand has seen the potential of digital tokens in sports.
The name of the football club is Botev Plovdiv FC. One might think that it could be a small team trying to ride the crypto attention, well no. Botev Plovdiv FC is currently the champions of the 2023/2024 cup of Bulgeria. This team has also qualified for next season's UEFA Europa league competition. So you see, they are not pushovers merely looking for traffic. They are 100% into crypto - specifically bitcoin.
Let is take a look at how this club is making Bitcoin the main medium of exchange within the football club.
Why Bulgeria's oldest football club adopted Bitcoin
Botev Plovdiv FC simply believes that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are the future of money. The club has seen the steady growth and continued relevance of crypto in our modern world. Just as many new technologies got initially rejected but then became a sensation, Botev Plovdiv FC believes that Bitcoin would soon become the global currency of now and the future. So, they joined the train as early birds. Here is what else the club has to say:
The club’s management works relentlessly to integrate this technology of the future in its operations so it elevates the club to new heights. PFC Botev Plovdiv is not only Bulgaria’s oldest football club in the country. Botev is an institution with a social and public mission to do good in all its dimensions. The club considers Bitcoin technology to be a tool that has huge potential to bring good to the club, its fans and the general public. source
You can see from the above the this Bulgerian club not only has a high regard for bitcoin, but they are happy to make blockchain-based payments a prominent part of the clubs commercial transactions. Lets take a look at what you can do with Bitcoin in Botev Plovdiv FC.
Botev Plovdiv FC accepts, rewards and promotes Bitcoin
This elite football club has integrated Bitcoin payments into its day-to-day business in many different ways. In addition to accepting bitcoin, the club helps to spread the word about bitcoin payments. Consider how it does all of this:
- Shop club merchandize and pay with Bitcoin: Botev Plovdiv FC allows its fans to buy club gear in physical shops around the club stadium and in selling points across the city and pay with Bitcoin. Fans can buy cub jerseys, football boots, souvenirs, branded materials and other things.
Apart from in-person shopping, the club as accepts bitcoin payments for anything bought from the online shop in the club website. So whether shopping in person or online, Botev Plovdiv FC accepts payments in Bitcoin.
10% for Bitcoin Payments: In order to encourage fans to pay in Bitcoin, the club returns 10% of the value of the transaction made to buyer. So lets say a fan purchased $100 worth of sports gear from the club shop, they are rewarded with $10 worth of Bitcoin. This encourages them to pay in Bitcoin instead of fiat.
Bitcoin cashback for fiat payments: Botev Plovdiv FC tries to create more awareness for Bitcoin and crypto currencies among its fans that are yet to know it. They do this by giving cashback rewards in crypto to users that bought merchandize using fiat. In this way, the fans that are not already into crypto would have an opportunity to kick off their journey in the crypto space. Here is what the club said about this one:
On special occasions related to the club or the Bitcoin network, the club organizes cashback campaigns! Anyone who makes a cash purchase in our physical stores gets 12% of their receipt value back in Bitcoin! source
- AQUA Botev Mode: Botev Plovdiv FC has partnered with AQUA to customize a crypto wallet for the club. Hence AQUA is their preferred of club wallet. This wallet is secure and handles all Bitcoin transactions. Branded in the club official yellow and black colors, the name it was given is Botev Mode. Once activiated, fans can be at home with the club they love while seamlessly completing bitcoin transactions. Below is what the club says about their preferred wallet of choice and club branding:
JAN3’s AQUA wallet introduces “Botev Mode,” blending the club’s iconic colors with enhanced Bitcoin functionality, combining Lightning and Liquid networks, making Bitcoin more accessible to over 100,000 Botev fans and the local community. It also introduces Bulgarian language support, accelerating the hyperbitcoinization via football in Bulgaria. source
If you would like to get the mobile wallet, you can feel free to download them from from the store links for Android or iOS below:
Conclusion
Botev Plovdiv FC is doing a great job as they take Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption to a whole new level not seen by any sporting team. They are pioneers at this level. Other sporting teams and big organizations might want to take a look at what this team is doing and be among the first to adopt the future of money.
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Hi, good read here, thanks. Just quick one, you have both Belgian and Bulgarian as club origin country in your text :) !HUG
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Oh dear me, thanks for that heads up. Fixing it right away.
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