Chad Ochocinco Johnson, famous former American football wide receiver, officially expressed his involvement in Bitcoin, causing a fizz on his Twitter-feed and the sports world in full general.

The footballer was once was named No. 1 among "Most Influential Athletes In Social Media" by CNBC and is bound to increment both the publicity and popularity of the crypto-currency with his.

On April 14 Johnson twittered:

"Discussing the concept of @Bitcoin with a friend. Tin y'all evidence me how easy it is? #Bitcoin."

There was a surprising number of responses to his questions from his fans, so it is possible that the athlete might follow their atomic number 82. It is a pity that most active respondents have given him false information. Ane dedicated helper claimed that Bitcoin is not taxable, although IRS recently made a decision to revenue enhancement Bitcoin every bit property.

However, the majority of his supporters provided him with massive feedback and tutorials on the affair. I of them has gone even farther giving a QR code to the sportsman worth some humble fractions of the coin. His reply is following:

"@ochocinco just sent y'all a few fractions of a penny's worth lol only you should get the idea."

Recent statistics say that since writing the message, Mr. Johnson has received 0.08090005 BTC. According to the current cost, it is equal to US$ forty.

All the same, Johnson cannot be seen every bit a pioneer, his colleague Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman adopted Bitcoin payments on his homepage. Cointelegraph also reported on several personalities and organizations interested in Bitcoin: US Soccer Association, GKS Katowice soccer society, are simply a couple of examples.