And just like that, another world class athlete scored a serious cryptocurrency deal.
Naomi Osaka joined fellow professional athletes Tom Brady and Steph Curry as a brand sponsor of the crypto exchange, FTX. It was disclosed that she is taking an equity stake in the exchange as well as receiving an undisclosed amount of crypto as compensation.
Ross Mac of Maconomics broke down what the deal says about the broader NFT space in the latest episode of the Crypto Minute on TheStreet.
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Now, here’s a stupid statistic. Men invest in crypto two times more than women, and the next tennis superstar is trying to change that.
It’s your boy Ross Mac and this is the Crypto Minute on TheStreet.
Naomi Osaka is joining Tom Brady and Steph Curry as brand sponsors of the crypto exchange, FTX. It was disclosed that she is taking an equity stake in the exchange as well as receiving an undisclosed amount of crypto as compensation.
Now of course, this isn’t Osaka’s first time shaking up the crypto space, as she launched a NFT that sold for $600,000 last year and she joined the board of Tom Brady’s Autograph Platform.
Given that women own crypto at a lower percentage than men, the “long-term partnership” with FTX will be aimed at bringing women into the crypto space and changing that narrative.
It’s your boy Ross Mac and that was the Crypto Minute on TheStreet.
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