The Turkish football team Harunustaspor announced Tuesday, Jan. 30 that it would pay a player partially to Bitcoin (BTC) , local news

As president of the amateur club Haldun Şehit said CNN Turk, the move was completed to hire 22-year-old Omar Faruk for 2000 lire ($ 528) in BTC and 2500 lire ($ 661) Offensive: 1945-19003

THIS IS OFFICIAL: The Turkish amateur club Harunustaspor has signed Omar Faruk, 22, in exchange for Bitcoin. 😅👏🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/zAt4LJrIVB – SPORF (@Sporf) January 30, 2018

The move is probably a first in semi-professional sports circles for hiring players . In December, Bitcoin Switzerland opted for the exclusive takeover of the best player of the Danish club Rungsted Seier Capital in Bitcoin, as part of a three-year sponsorship deal.

Referring to the latest move in Turkey, Harunustaspor president said:

"We have done it to make a name for ourselves in the country and the world … We are proud of that. "

The news of Turkey the third announcement concerning the sports world and Bitcoin since December. Earlier this month, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban noted on Twitter that fans would be able to buy tickets with Bitcoin.

By the way, the British premier club Arsenal announced that it would soon start its own sponsorship deal.

At the same time, the regulatory situation surrounding cryptocurrency in Turkey and Denmark remains precarious.

Last year, the Turkish government suggested to citizens who use For its part, the head of the central bank, Lars Rohde, called Bitcoin " murderer " and recommended that the government can not exercise sufficient control over the use of cryptocurrency

citizens " stay away ."