Ice hockey: Nikolaj Rosenthal first professional athlete to be paid exclusively in bitcoins

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Nikolaj Rosenthal (26 years old), a Danish professional ice hockey player, will become the first professional athlete whose salary will be paid exclusively in bitcoins, announced the financial services company Bitcoin Switzerland on 14/12/2017. Bitcoin is a crypto-currency, or virtual currency, with a value that has multiplied by 18 during...

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