World Number 1, Naomi Osaka has shown interest in Dogecoin.
Gatekeepers News reports that Osaka has been discussing the non-fungible token (NFT) assets and the meme crypto-asset dogecoin in recent times.
Dogecoin which is similar to bitcoin BTCUSD, 0.89%, and ethereum ETHUSD, 3.51%, is a peer-to-peer, open-source cryptocurrency. It trades under the ticker symbol “DOGE” and features the face of the Shiba Inu from the popular Doge meme as its logo.
Osaka in a recent interview revealed that she has been talking to her agent about dogecoin and that she sees the crypto ecosystem “is getting bigger.”
Osaka said, “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.”
In 2020, Osaka who is a savvy businesswoman surpassed Serena Williams as the highest-paid female athlete in the world with much of her earnings coming off the tennis court.
She currently has deals with Nike NKE, -1.96%, Sweetgreen, Barbie, and Nissan, among many others.
The Japanese Tennis Player cited the limited amount of time that professional athletes have to make money as the impetus for her interest in finance.
Osaka said, “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’s opportunities.”
“My boyfriend really loves to wake up in the morning and check his stuff. I’m personally not a person that does that, but I can see the appeal.”
A representative of NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa, Superagent Leigh Steinberg, recently detailed the difficulties of a limited earning window for some professional athletes in an interview with MarketWatch.
Although Osaka says she has had conversations with her agent about investing in cryptocurrency, she did not specify whether or not she has purchased any.
Osaka, who is competing in this week’s US Open, is the second-highest-paid tennis player in the world, only trailing Switzerland’s Roger Federer.
The US Open defending champion (woman’s singles) made a winning return to the Grand Slam tennis on Monday, after pulling away to beat Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round of the tournament.
