Messi to receives a portion of PSG's salary in cryptocurrency
Lionel Messi will receive a portion of his salary in cryptocurrency after signing with Paris Saint-Germain this week.
The Argentine superstar's pay packet contains the club's Paris Saint-Germain fan token cryptocurrency, but details about the percentage have not yet been released.
Fan Tokens are controversial but have become a revenue stream for football clubs this year. They can be traded on exchanges, but they also give fans a say in trivial club decisions like which song is played on the pitch when a goal is scored.
The Paris Saint-Germain Fan Token is currently the 286th most valuable cryptocurrency according to CoinMarketCap rankings.
Euronews Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain contract includes cryptocurrency payments (Euronews)