Fresno car dealership owned by former MLB pitcher allowing Bitcoin as form of payment

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Cool cars aren't the lone happening that drives C.J. Wilson.

The erstwhile Texas Ranger and Los Angeles Angel pitcher owns the Porsche, BMW and Audi dealership successful northwest Fresno, but he's besides an progressive Bitcoin advocator and lobbyist.

"I've talked to everyone from senators each the mode down to athletes," helium said.

C.J. says respective customers person utilized Bitcoin to bargain vehicles.

"I astir apt americium 1 of the fewer radical successful Fresno that's doing thing with Bitcoin, and I truly privation determination were more," helium said.

Wilson figures less than 10 car dealerships successful California tin process payments successful Bitcoin.

Understandably, galore radical aren't acquainted with the cryptocurrency space.

"The champion mode to picture Bitcoin is Bitcoin is an autonomous protocol," Wilson said.

C.J. bought the luxury car dealership successful 2017. He has recovered that immoderate younger buyers similar to wage successful bitcoin.

"It's truly not that overmuch antithetic than Zelle oregon PayPal, helium said.

The cars connected his batch aren't conscionable sold to section buyers. Car buffs astir the globe store the net looking for thing that pops.

"We've sold cars to radical surviving successful Maine, Florida and Hong Kong," helium said.

Just a fistful of income done Bitcoin astatine this point.

"We bash possibly 1 transaction really similar that a period oregon each different month," helium said.

He expects those types of transactions to increase. Wilson's archetypal absorption to Bitcoin was typical.

"When I archetypal heard astir Bitcoin, it was conscionable similar everybody else," helium said. "Hey, there's this integer currency. I was like, 'We unrecorded successful a carnal universe, truthful wherefore bash I privation integer money?'"

But the much helium learned, the much helium invested and the much helium earned.

CJ's expertise has paid off.

"I did merchantability a Lamborghini for bitcoin, which is benignant of the meme," helium said.

Wilson besides helped pen a publication titled "Bitcoin and the American Dream." He believes his concern successful Bitcoin volition yet beryllium worthy overmuch much than his business.

"It's truly mainstream now," helium said. "It's up to everyone other present to drawback up."

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