• Perth Heat, the Australian Baseball League’s most successful team, announced a new partnership with Bitrefill, Wallet of Satoshi and IBEX that rewards fans in bitcoin every time a player steals a base or hits a home run.
• This innovative fan interaction system brings further excitement to thrilling moments in games by allowing fans to scan a QR code on the game stream or social media channels when a player makes an impressive play.
• The baseball team made headlines earlier this year when they adopted a Bitcoin standard and integrated Lightning, becoming the first professional sports team to do so.
Perth Heat Rewards Fans in Bitcoin
The Perth Heat, the Australian Baseball League’s most successful baseball team, has announced a new partnership that rewards fans in bitcoin every time a player from Perth Heat steals a base or hits a home run.
Innovative Fan Engagement System
The partnership with Bitrefill, Wallet of Satoshi and IBEX will allow fans to “Steal Sats” by scanning a QR code displayed on the game stream or on the team’s social media channels when a player makes an impressive play. Fans will receive their reward instantly after scanning the code with a Lightning-enabled wallet, introducing a novel fan interaction system that brings further excitement to thrilling moments in games.
Bitcoin Standard Adopted
The baseball team made headlines in 2021 when they adopted a Bitcoin standard and integrated Lightning, becoming the first professional sports team to do so. Afterwards, the Heat proved their desire to further integrate Bitcoin, widely introducing Lightning services to their stadium and fan experiences. The team then announced “sats4stats,” which is way to boost fans’ favorite players through the Lightning Network. The latest introduction of Stealing Sats is simply another innovation for them using Bitcoin and Lightning.
Partners’ Excitement
Ry Sterling, business development at IBEX said they seek to play role revolutionizing fan engagement through their program while Chris Pavlesic from Bitrefill mentioned how Stealing Sats allows fan participate in game in whole new way. Daniel Alexiuc CEO at Wallet of Satoshi added his enthusiasm towards Stealing Sats with Perth Heat and how it demonstrates that Bitcoin is easy for everybody.
Conclusion
The latest introduction of Stealing Sats by Perth Heat is another example of how teams are integrating bitcoin into their operations and offering exciting opportunities for their fans