NASCAR Driver to Be Paid Entirely in Crypto in Voyager Sponsorship Deal

NASCAR driver Landon Cassill will be paid entirely in cryptocurrency in a new sponsorship deal with Voyager Digital, a publicly traded brokerage.

The 19-race deal will be “paid fully in a portfolio of cryptocurrency led by litecoin (LTC) and the voyager token (VGX),” Voyager said Thursday. A Voyager spokesperson told CoinDesk bitcoin (BTC) is also included.
Cassill’s Voyager-branded race car will make its debut this weekend at the Nashville Superspeedway.
The driver is the latest pro athlete taking sponsorship deals in crypto.
This year’s top pick in the National Football League draft, Trevor Lawrence, was paid fully in crypto after inking a deal with Sam Bankman-Fried’s Blockfolio investing app.
It’s not Voyager’s first foray into the world of sports. Earlier this year, in a Major League Baseball first, the company leased an Oakland A’s luxury suite for 1 BTC.

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