Oakland A’s begin selling tickets in Dogecoin as DOGE climbs toward $0.50

The California baseball team the Oakland Athletics [Oakland Athletics] added the option to pay in Dogecoin (DOGE). The new option is available for the May series.

Join us at the ballpark as the Blue Jays roll into town!

Two-seat pods in the Plaza Infield are available for 100 Dogecoin for the series.

🔗: https://t.co/RizI8lp46i pic.twitter.com/wdDROnpLJc

— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) May 3, 2021

Fans can buy for 100 DOGE seats for two for the May 3–6 games against the Toronto Blue Jays.

4 May 2021 | 15:13Update:

Dogecoin’s price surpassed $0.50. In the last 24 hours the coin’s price rose 29%, over seven days — 83%, over the month — 785.3%. The project’s market capitalization reached $63.5 billion.

4 May 2021 | 15:35Update:

Dogecoin surpassed Ripple’s XRP token in the overall ranking of the largest-capitalization crypto assets with a figure of $70.8 billion. At the time of writing, the meme cryptocurrency sits in fourth place, according to CoinMarketCap.

On Tuesday, May 4, the cryptocurrency hit new price highs above $0.48. In the ranking of the largest-capitalization assets, Dogecoin sits fifth with a market cap of $58.3 billion, according to CoinGecko.

The usual price for these seats for the California team is around $80. Given the current Dogecoin rate, tickets will cost fans about $48.

In March 2021, the Oakland Athletics AOPEN_1 sale of private suites for BitcoinACLOSE_1. Club president Dave Kaval explained this move by the growing popularity of digital assets in California.

The Dallas Mavericks, owned by billionaire Mark Cuban, AOPEN_2began accepting cryptocurrencyACLOSE_2 Dogecoin for tickets, services and merchandise.