Players at this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas now have a new way to enter: Solana buy-ins, with MoonPay handling the transaction flow. Starting June 10, participants can use Solana to pay tournament entry fees with no additional processing fee. This is more than a sponsorship tie-in. WSOP is accepting Solana for live tournament registration, giving crypto a real payments use case in a high-volume in-person setting where players are making time-sensitive purchases at fixed entry prices.
The key operational detail is that WSOP’s 2026 tournament rules reference MoonPay directly, saying the name on a player’s identification must match both the tournament registration and the MoonPay account used for the transaction. That ties the payment process to the individual player and helps explain how the setup is being handled on-site. The launch is being rolled out through a partnership with the Solana Foundation, while MoonPay serves as the designated processor for Solana payments in Las Vegas. The pitch from WSOP and partners is straightforward: lower friction at registration, with the convenience of paying in Solana and no added processing charge.