NASCAR racer will receive a salary in cryptocurrency for the first time in league history

Landon Cassill will be paid in Bitcoin and Litecoin for 19 races under contract with digital asset broker Voyager.

NASCAR racer Landon Cassill partneredan agreement with cryptocurrency broker Voyager to receive a salary in digital coins, writes The Street. The agreement with Voyager will last for 19 races, for which Cassilla will be paid in Bitcoin and Litecoin.

This is the first time in NASCAR that a driver willreceive payment in cryptocurrency. Cassill noted that he has been investing in digital assets for several years. The racer does not yet know what exactly he will do with the received cryptocurrency.

“I can trade cryptocurrency right now,until the market situation changes, or save coins until prices go up or down, and pay your bills with cryptocurrency, ”the racer said.

Last year on Darrell's NASCAR carWallace's "Bubba" was printed with the Bitcoin and Cash App logo. The pilot was sponsored by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey's payment company Square. Wallace, 26, drives a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE.

In March of this year, the cryptocurrency exchange serviceCrypto.com has signed a sponsorship deal with British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin. In 2021, the company returned to Formula 1 after a 61-year hiatus. Its cars bear the logos of the crypto exchanger.

Voyager is a cryptocurrency broker listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange.

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