Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen![ted.jpg] z(
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There are almost 3,000 athletes competing at the Peyongchang Olympics, but there is only one who is paid in cryptocurrency.
Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen recently became the first athlete to be paid in virtual money when he struck a one-year sponsorship deal with ONG Social, a social network and crypto community, and CEEK VR, a developer of virtual reality experiences. I thought I would post here and have the news on the blockchain for all times. Maybe the next Olympics we here in the Steemit community will have grown to a point that we can sponsor our first ever Steemit Olympian. All PR is good PR as far as I am concerned. The more positive news about crypto the more new people it brings in and helps the entire community. I wish him the best of luck in the games. My goal is to reach 100 followers in the next week. Please follow along. 
