Serie C side Rimini made history as the first football club in the world to be purchased with bitcoin.
The club earned promotion from Serie D following bankruptcy and are back in the professional divisions this season.
Today it was announced that 25 per cent of the club shares were bought up by Heritage Sports Holdings.
The unique thing about this transfer of funds is that it was paid for via bitcoin, the ‘cryptocurrency’ that can be sent via a peer-to-peer network.
Serie C side Rimini made history as the first football club in the world to be purchased with bitcoin.
The club earned promotion from Serie D following bankruptcy and are back in the professional divisions this season.
Today it was announced that 25 per cent of the club shares were bought up by Heritage Sports Holdings.
The unique thing about this transfer of funds is that it was paid for via bitcoin, the ‘cryptocurrency’ that can be sent via a peer-to-peer network.