The bitcoin proponent declared, “The Fed continues to print trillions of dollars.” “Bitcoin is, in my opinion, the best safeguard against inflation, and they will keep producing money,”

This roster is strong. Elite National Football League quarterbacks, tennis players, and soccer players all believe in the effectiveness of decentralized self-sovereign finance, and the room is crowded with them. LeBron James would like to add a word, but we could only include ten. Nevertheless, the list illustrates how crypto has permeated the world of major professional sports.

Oh, and what about their cryptocurrency investment’s return? We attempted to determine the profit or loss you would have experienced if you had invested $1,000 in each Crypto sports Star project at their announcement.

Top 10 Crypto Sports Stars Who Made History In 2022

1. Tom Brady, team captain

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback changed his Twitter avatar on May 9, 2021, when the cost of bitcoin was over $58,000. The cost then fell to $30,000. Brady cursed bitcoin, right? Brady said, “Okay, the laser eyes didn’t work. Does anyone have suggestions?

Yes, there were more suggestions. He got the bright notion to melt a block of ice-containing bitcoin with a flamethrower.  He introduced a non-fungible token (NFT) collection, which sold out in less than 10 minutes. Brady co-founded the NFT platform Autograph, which received a massive $170 million in January, and he and his wife Gisele now own shares in FTX.

What’s up, Vitalik! was the football player’s tweet after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he didn’t even know who Brady was. I just wanted to express that even though you might not know me, I’m your huge admirer.”

2. Lionel Messi 

The first thing seen when you visit the Socios.com fan website is a huge picture of Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi’s beard. He proudly displays the Socios app on his phone, flashing a wide smile. Messi has a lot to be happy about: He inked a massive $20 million deal to promote Socios, saying he wants to “create a more connected and rewarding future for fans around the world.” At least for him, the future is unquestionably more fruitful.

3. Serena Williams

The tennis legend is not simply interested in cryptocurrencies. She stated at the Miami Bitcoin 2022 Conference that she thinks bitcoin is a “super strong investment” and that her venture capital company, Serena Ventures, has invested in a bitcoin rewards startup called Lolli because she thinks that “earning and owning bitcoin is a step towards financial inclusivity for all people.”

4. Floyd Jr. Mayweather

A flashback to the mania around initial coin offerings in 2017. The renowned former boxer boldly declared to the world on Instagram that he would “earn a $hit t$n of money on the Stox.com ICO” on August 2, a project that involved an early-stage prediction market. Everyone was perplexed. An ICO—what the hell is that? What is he referring to? Is it true? CoinDesk had a question at the time. That post has since been taken down, but Mayweather would go on to promote more initial coin offerings (ICOs), including one that led to a lawsuit, wear a t-shirt promoting “Ethereum Max” in June 2021, drawing loud jeers at a bitcoin conference, and ask the world to refer to him as “Floyd Crypto Mayweather.”

5. Jessica Pegula 

Pegula, now ranked seventh in the world in women’s tennis, released the inaugural NFT collection in March 2021 and told the Tennis Channel that it was “a fascinating alternative kind of platform for female players.” She hoped her example would “inspire more athletes and more ladies to do the same thing” and that “sometimes you have to take some chances.”

6. Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers tweeted, “I believe in Bitcoin, and the future is bright. I’m working with Cash App to take some of my salaries today in bitcoin because of this. Rodgers declared, “Bitcoin to the moon,” stating that he and Cash App will give away $1 million worth of bitcoin so that “we can journey to the moon together,” while donning a black suit and tie (as part of his John Wick Halloween costume).

7. Spencer Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie co-founded the social token platform Galaxy (which raised $26 million) while he wasn’t handing change for the Dallas Mavericks. Since October 2018, he has publicly made his support for bitcoin. In 2020, he was a guest on Pomp’s podcast. He even hosted “New Money” for CoinDesk TV and attempted to have his National Basketball Association contract tokenized. He has foresight. He informed me of his NBA teammates’ growing interest in cryptocurrency and how “everyone wants in” in May 2021.

8. Megan Rapinoe 

Long an advocate for inclusivity and equality, the soccer player launched “The Collective Series,” a collection of digital trading cards featuring skateboarder Mariah Duran, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, and Women’s National Basketball Association legend Sue Bird. This helped introduce female athletes to the NFT market. According to Shannon Melero of Jezebel, Rapinoe’s innate magnetism is so potent that it “tragically forces[s] people like me to consider buying bitcoin.”

9. Russell Okung 

Being on time pays off. Okung, a member of the Los Angeles Chargers at the time, tweeted a straightforward request in May 2019, long before it was trendy: “Pay me in bitcoin.” Crypto The entrepreneur Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano gushed on Twitter, “I see you!!!” along with six fire emojis. Okung got what he wanted. He was the first NFL player to get half his paycheck in bitcoin and helped start the “Bitcoin Is” educational campaign. He also argued with Tesla CEO Elon Musk about the energy use of miners, buying a billboard that read “Stick to space, Elon.”

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— Shinuri (@Shinuri_Token) August 19, 2022

10. Steph Curry 

Steph Curry, a guard for the Golden State Warriors, claims in an ad for FTX that he is not a cryptocurrency expert. Maybe. But he was astute enough to secure a share of FTX’s shares. He purchased a bored ape for 75 ETH, dropped 3,000 shoe NFTs, and even made the ape his Twitter avatar.

The fact that Curry heeded Brady’s admonition to “never laser eyeballs” may be the most significant. His teammates are crypto enthusiasts as well. Andre Iguodala and Klay Thompson receive a portion of their salaries in bitcoin, and the Warriors and FTX have an NFT partnership.

Distinguished Mention: Dennis Rodman

Rodman has spent more than 20 years away from the NBA. But The Worm deserves praise for a remarkable t-shirt he wore to Singapore, where he intended to assist in mediating a peace deal between Kim Jong Un and then-President Donald Trump of the United States: “Peace Starts in Singapore – PotCoin.com.” We both concur that none of those terms are meaningful.