(CBSNewYork)- Cryptocurrency has steadily gained in popularity as an investment, over the last year of the COVID pandemic, the popularity has only continued to rise. As such, we’ve seen athletes begin to dip their toes into the crypto world. On Thursday, New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley announced he will be adding Bitcoin to his portfolio.
On an episode of the The Best Business Show with Andrew Pompiliano, Barkley said that he will be receiving all future endorsement money in Bitcoin thanks to a partnership with Strike, a platform that converts direct deposits into Bitcoin.