Bitso Facilitates First-Ever Crypto-Funded Transfer of a Female Soccer Player
LatAm cryptocurrency platform Bitso has announced its role in facilitating the first crypto-funded transfer of a female soccer player.
Stefany Ferrer, who previously played for one of Mexico’s most popular soccer teams, Tigres Femenil, will continue her career at Angel City Football Club (ACFC), an elite women’s soccer team based in Los Angeles, California. With the help of Bitso, Tigres Femenil has become the first team in Mexico to execute the global transaction of a female player funded entirely by crypto.
“Bitso’s primary mission is to make cryptocurrency a useful, reliable, and secure technology and this athlete transfer demonstrates the power of this technology in cross-border payments,” said Daniel Vogel, CEO of Bitso. “We’re proud to be a part of an important milestone in sports transfer history that showcases how crypto can be used to facilitate global transactions safely and seamlessly. This initiative is just one more example of how we are transforming financial services around the world.”
As the number one team in the country, Tigres Femenil has put women’s soccer at the forefront in Mexico. In addition to obtaining four out of seven titles in the Liga MX Femenil, the team’s milestones include becoming the first female team in Mexico to sell season tickets, the first to play a series of games in the United States, specifically against the Houston Dash, and the first to obtain three exclusive sponsors.
“Since we announced our sponsorship with Bitso, one of the projects we’ve had our sights on was to lean into new technological efforts. Today we’ve completed that mission by achieving the first transaction of a female player with crypto — this propels the capabilities of our Club forward and positions us at the forefront of the space,” commented Mauricio Culebro, President of Tigres.
This crypto-funded transfer is just one event in a series of recent crypto-meets-sports announcements in Latin America. In the past few months, Bitso has also announced sponsorships of Brazilian eSports organization Los Grandes, Mexico’s National Soccer Team, and the São Paulo Futebol Clube. These integrations of crypto into Latin American sports showcase Bitso’s commitment to facilitating new and innovative use cases for cryptocurrencies and promoting crypto adoption through creative channels.
