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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Mr.Wonderful’s crypto allocation is now larger than his gold holdings

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary stated that “Crypto for the first time is more than gold for me” and doesn’t see a situation where crypto “goes away” as a result of regulation.

Entrepreneur and Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful. has revealed he now holds more crypto than gold.

During an interview hosted by Daniela Cambone from Stansberry Research, O’Leary stated that his investment portfolio has a larger exposure to crypto than gold, however, he still advocates for holding both as they are “two different asset classes” and that comparisons between gold and Bitcoin are irrelevant:

“I have 5% in gold. Crypto for the first time is more than gold for me, and I'm going to keep my gold. I see no reason to sell it.”

“The best way to look at it, if you’re an investor, either you believe in decentralized finance and centralized finance, and you believe in Bitcoin and Ethereum and the blockchain, or you don't. If you don't, stay in gold as a hedge, and if you do, tip into it,” he said.

It appears that O’Leary’s crypto portfolio allocation is around the 6% mark, as he stated that he plans to reach 7% by year’s end, with investments divided amongst digital assets and blockchain companies:

“I'm now going to be at 7% percent hopefully by year-end, so I’m a believer in it. I'm an investor in it. I put many bets out with different companies now they're developing products in these areas and I'm pretty comfortable with where I sit.”

“So I'm happy to listen to anybody. But I'm sorry, I don't agree with the answer is ‘you have zero exposure to crypto,’” he added.

Speaking on the investment opportunities in the crypto sector, O’Leary also stated that is no longer just “betting on the price of Bitcoin anymore” as he emphasized the potential of the broader ecosystem.

“There's so many other ways to invest, particularly in blockchain opportunities. Solana, Ethereum, you know, I mean, there's so many different layer ones. And then of course, layer two is the derivatives that are put on top of the Ethereum, Solana and all the others,” he said.

Questioned on the possibility of the U.S. government banning Bitcoin and crypto in the future, the 67-year-old said that he doesn’t “see a situation where cryptos are going away,” as he thinks the government doesn’t want to fall behind in payments tech innovation:

“The productivity enhancements that are available through cryptocurrencies and the entire infrastructure of decentralized finance are far too interesting for even governments.”

“I don't think the U.S. government wants to fall behind in the development of new payment systems and services online,” he added.

Related: Gensler confirms SEC won't ban crypto ... but Congress could

Mr. Wonderful’s presence in crypto has been growing in 2021, and his latest comments provide a stark contrast to his description of Bitcoin (BTC) as a “giant nothing burger” in January.

Cointelegraph reported in August that O’Leary signed a multi-year deal to serve as a brand ambassador and spokesperson for the FTX crypto exchange. As part of the deal, the entrepreneur also elected to be paid in crypto assets in exchange for his promotional services.

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