• Perth Heat, the most successful team in the Australian Baseball League, has announced a new partnership that rewards fans in bitcoin for impressive plays.
• The reward system utilizes Bitrefill, Wallet of Satoshi and IBEX’s QR code scanning technology to deliver rewards directly to fans using Lightning-enabled wallets.
• This is yet another example of Perth Heat’s commitment to integrating Bitcoin into their stadium and fan experience.
Perth Heat Introduces Stealing Sats Partnership
The Perth Heat, the most successful team in the Australian Baseball League, has announced a new partnership that rewards fans in bitcoin for impressive plays. Through this initiative called “Stealing Sats”, fans will receive their reward instantly after scanning a QR code displayed on the game stream or on the team’s social media channels when a player makes an impressive play.
Bitrefill, Wallet of Satoshi & IBEX Powering Initiative
The reward system utilizes Bitrefill, Wallet of Satoshi and IBEX’s QR code scanning technology to deliver rewards directly to fans using Lightning-enabled wallets. Steven Nelkovski, CEO of the Perth Heat said: “We are thrilled to be launching Stealing Sats in partnership with Bitrefill, Wallet of Satoshi and IBEX … This is an innovative way to engage with our fans and offer them something new and exciting.”
Commitment To Integrating Bitcoin Into Stadium & Fan Experience
This is yet another example of Perth Heat’s commitment to integrating Bitcoin into their stadium and fan experience. In 2021 they adopted a Bitcoin standard and integrated Lightning which made them the first professional sports team do so. They then introduced “Sats4Stats” which was designed as a way for fans to boost their favourite players through the Lightning Network.
Excitement Around Initiative
Ry Sterling from IBEX expressed his excitement around revolutionizing fan engagement: “At IBEX our focus is spreading innovation via the Lightning network and with the lead from Perth Heat #stealingsats and #satsforstats has opened our eyes to a whole new market of global fandom that we had not considered before.” Chris Pavlesic from Bitrefill added: “With Stealing Sats, fans can now participate in the game in a whole new way.” Daniel Alexiuc from Wallet of Satoshi concluded: “It’s such an innovative way to demonstrate that Bitcoin is easy and it is for everybody.”
Conclusion
The latest introduction of Stealing Sats from Perth Heat demonstrates how teams are leveraging Bitcoin technologies like QR codes powered by Lightning-enabled wallets for novel fan interaction systems – bringing further excitement to thrilling moments in games!