Airbitz launches new approach to promote Bitcoin, sponsors CS eSports

Airbitz posted a CSGO (Counter-Strike) team application on its blog yesterday, expressing its willingness to sponsor a CSGO team to participate in the upcoming CEVO Pro Season 10 (CEVO Professional League Season 10), hoping to increase Airbitz's exposure by sponsoring outstanding CS competitive players.

Will Pangman, Marketing Manager at Airbitz, said:

“There is an intrinsic connection between the future of esports and Bitcoin, and since we are fans of the game, it was natural for us to explore opportunities for Bitcoin in the CS space.”

In fact, there is a certain overlap between the community that likes to play video games and the community that is interested in digital currencies such as Bitcoin. For people in the overlapping position, it would be perfect if Bitcoin could be used for in-game consumption or even consumption in the game itself.

Nowadays, as various gaming platforms begin to accept digital currency payments, the idea of ​​using Bitcoin in games is gradually being realized. For example, G2A, Kinguin and Gamesplanet are all experimenting with Bitcoin payments, and due to the borderless nature of digital currency, game companies have attracted a larger customer base.

Not long ago, there were rumors that Steam had also begun to integrate Bitcoin payments. This originated from a Reddit community user who exposed an information code of the Steam transaction server, which showed the processing entries and codes related to Bitcoin payments. Steam may accept Bitcoin certified by BitPay.com as a payment method.

Accepting Bitcoin also has many benefits for the e-sports industry. Competitors all hope to get more generous sponsorships. What is more attractive than making money doing something you love? Of course, Airbitz's plan also faces considerable challenges. After all, most players are not familiar with Bitcoin, or they don't know what Bitcoin has to do with them.

Airbitz sponsorship applications are open to all CS players, and the application deadline is the end of March. Interested CS players can fill out the application, and Airbitz will respond to the applicant by email within 48 hours to provide further guidance.

Original article: http://themerkle.com/airbitz-wants-to-bring-bitcoin-to-csgo-esports/
By JP Buntinx
Compiled by: printemps
Source (translation): Babbitt Information (http://www.8btc.com/airbitz-cs-bitcoin ‎)