After getting involved in the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the professional tennis player – Naomi Osaka – has now set her sight towards cryptocurrencies. Interestingly, it is not Bitcoin (BTC) that grabbed her attention the most but Dogecoin (DOGE).
DOGE – ‘Something Interesting That’s Going to Pop up’
The craze around the meme coin – Dogecoin – seems to be still circling as another prominent name showed interest towards it. During an interview with Bloomberg, the tennis superstar – Naomi Osaka – revealed that she and her agent talked about digital assets recently. However, the 23-year-old defending US Open champion asserted that DOGE grabbed her attention even before that discussion:
“I was actually just talking with my agent about cryptocurrencies. I know that online, everything is getting bigger. I remember reading about Dogecoin … there’s going to be something new and interesting that’s going to pop up.”
Osaka pointed out that athletes, in general, can not play their sports for a lifetime. With that said, they should think one step forward and find the right investment instruments once they retire from the field.
“As athletes, our career isn’t that long, and so I just like being very smart with it. I like when my agent tells me there are opportunities. And in a weird way, I like to fail a little bit because it makes you understand what didn’t work and why.”
Naomi Osaka, Source: Sky Sports
Despite starting as a joke, Dogecoin is currently one of the leading digital assets by market capitalization. Naomi Osaka is not the only popular person to demonstrate her sympathy towards it. It goes without saying that Elon Musk arguably stands out the most like the person who periodically agitates in favor of the meme coin.
While stating that transactions with Bitcoin and Ethereum are slow, Tesla’s CEO praised Dogecoin as an alternative. Later on, during the B Word Event, the billionaire revealed that he has personally invested in the Shiba Inu-inspired cryptocurrency.
Osaka Dived Also into The NFT Craze
Apart from Dogecoin, the tennis superstar has also shown interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as she recently unveiled her own collection.
Additionally, Osaka joined the advisory board of Tom Brady’s NFT Platform – Autograph, where she released her second collection of non-fungible tokens last week.
The legendary quarterback planned to bring together notable names from various industries, including sports, fashion, pop culture, and entertainment by launching the initiative. His idea seems to work since Tiger Woods, and Tony Hawk joined the platform apart from Osaka.
Less than a year after Chainalysis placed BitMEX into its “high risk” cryptocurrency exchanges zone, the company has reversed its decision. The analytics company has conducted an internal review of the derivatives exchanges, which has strived to improve its AML compliance lately. BitMEX faced extreme scrutiny last year when most of its executives at the…
Grayscale Investments has filed a request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its mixed-crypto fund into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). This development comes as Canary Capital makes plans for a spot Litecoin ETF. Grayscale’s New ETF Currently trading over the counter, Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) has $524 million in
There have been various fundraising mechanisms in the cryptocurrency space that gained and then fell out of popularity over the years. Starting with ICOs (initial coin offerings), moving to IEOs (initial exchange offerings), and now IDOs (initial DEX offerings), the way in which projects raise funds has continued to evolve. Although currently ICOs are almost…
Bitcoin continues to struggle to maintain the $30,000 level and dipped below it a few hours ago. Most altcoins are slightly in the red today. XTZ is among the few exceptions following a major announcement from the company behind the largest stablecoin – Tether. Will Bitcoin Sustain Above $30K? This week started with a wild…
The last week of 2022 ends with a bang but not in terms of price action, which remains as dull as possible. However, it was marked by multiple events, so let’s dive in. First things first, Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy seems far from being done with buying BTC. The company revealed another purchase of more than…
After the controversy around her own NFT, Melania Trump announced that her high-profile husband will also release a digital collection. It will arrive in four days and will celebrate his Presidency. Mrs. Trump took it to social media to announce the latest non-fungible token collection coming from her family. In this case, though, it will…
Stablecoin issuer Tether intends to double its workforce within the next year to strengthen areas such as compliance. By mid-2025, the company behind the USDT stablecoin anticipates expanding its headcount to approximately 200 employees, according to Chief Executive Officer Paolo Ardoino. Tether also plans to increase staffing in its finance department, which oversees the $118
Argentina’s advance to the Copa America finals has almost doubled the market value of the country’s fan token, ARG. The token’s price has increased by over 65% in the last 24 hours, making it the second-largest soccer coin by market value. ARG Token Soars by Over 65% According to CoinGecko data, the price of the
Ethereum saw a small 2.6% price fall today as the cryptocurrency drops into the $175 region. Before this, ETH managed to increase by a total of 16.8% over the past week as it reached an April high of $190. Against Bitcoin, Ethereum also created a fresh high for April around the 0.026 BTC level. Key…
