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.
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— 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.
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.
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.
The price of Dogecoin at the moment reached $0.60.
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.