Olympics


Policy

Controversial Australian Olympic Breakdancer Raygun's Brother Charged for Crypto-Linked Fraud

Brendan Gunn is the director of an Australian firm that facilitates investment in crypto and other overseas investments.

Raygun of Team Australia competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Videos

Olympian Apolo Ohno Explains Why Athletes Love Crypto

Olympic speed skater and Web 3 enthusiast Apolo Ohno discusses the growing involvement of athletes in crypto spaces through NFT projects and other ventures. Ohno explains his investment strategy with San Francisco VC firm Tribe Capital and the lessons learned from the 2021 Hybrid Trade lawsuit.

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Policy

US Senators Ask Team USA to Boycott China’s Digital Yuan at 2022 Olympics

“We cannot allow America’s athletes to be used as a Trojan horse to increase the Chinese Communist Party’s ability to spy on the United States,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis.

Beijing is hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022.

Markets

Dogecoin Raises $7k for Indian Olympians, But Hurdles Remain

Reddit's dogecoin community raised 4.2m dogecoin to help India's underfunded winter Olympians attend the 2014 Olympic Games.

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Markets

Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Raises $30k in Dogecoins

Jamaica's bobsleigh team has received over $30,000 in dogecoins from what can only be described as meme-loving bobsleigh enthusiasts.

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