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It appears that 'Crypto Bowl' was on the one and done planDid you enjoy last year’s crypto Super Bowl? If so, I have some bad news for you. Not as bad as if you received a portion of your salary in FTX cryptocurrency last year, but still a blow to those invested in the industry’s success. There will be no crypto ads during the Super Bowl on Sunday. However...

FTX’s collapse cost a who’s who of pro athletes and sports brands millionsThe Crypto craze has infiltrated the sports realm for years, however, no crypto firm has been more ubiquitous of late than FTX. Franchises, athletes, and venture capitalists who advise these figures all rose for the bullish crypto market. FTX sniveled its way into mainstream culture through brand sp...

The good, the bad, and the unknown in athlete investmentsWhenever I hear about crypto crashing, I think of the Simpsons episode where the tech bubble bursts and a young startup nerd gives Lisa company stock from a spool of toilet paper. (The joke was tech stocks were so abundant and worthless that their only concrete value was using them to wipe your ass....

Crypto crash devastates salaries of stars including OBJ, Aaron Rodgers

It’s been a roller coaster of a season for Odell Beckham Jr., and the ride only continues — just as the Rams are headed to the NFC championship, his Bitcoin salary may have taken an enormous hit. In the midst of a cryptocurrency crash, the value of Bitcoin has been sent tumbling to nearly half of wh...

Russell Okung becomes first NFL player to get paid in Bitcoin

Carolina Panthers tackle Russell Okung will have his $13 million salary split this year. $6.5 million in U.S. currency, $6.5 million in crypto....

Spencer Dinwiddie Wants To Crowd-Source His Career On GoFundMe

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is using the free time of quarantine to brainstorm ideas, and his latest is a doozy....

The Sacramento Kings Are Mining Cryptocurrency Now

The Sacramento Kings, who in 2014 began accepting Bitcoin for ticket and merch sales, have now installed cryptocurrency mining machines inside their arena, becoming, by their own proclamation, “the first team in the world to mine digital currency.” Sure, why not....

Dogecoin Stock Car Gets Day In NASCAR Sun

Josh Wise's Dogecoin Ford is still running today at Talladega, and actually at the moment is in seventh place. That earned him some commentary on exactly how Doge ended up on a damned stock car....