The inside story of NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie's crypto journey

The Block • December 28, 2020, 11:04AM EST
UPDATED: December 28, 2020, 11:56AM EST
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Episode 47 of Season 2 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with guest hosts Larry Cermak and Mika Honkasalo, who sat down with Spencer Dinwiddie, founder & CEO at Calaxy and point guard for the Brooklyn Nets.

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Spencer Dinwiddie, an avid crypto enthusiast, made headlines for an attempt to tokenize his contract with the NBA — a move that would have offered fans and speculators a chance to get in on the future upside of his sporting success. Although those plans fell through, Dinwiddie is still a champaign of the crypto world through his firm Calaxy—a blockchain-based platform for influencers. 

On this episode of The Scoop, The Block's research team speak with Dinwiddie about his crypto journey, what originally got him excited about the space, what made him buy bitcoin, the investments that have made him excited about DeFi, Calaxy, and the NBA. 


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Frank Chaparro is Host of The Scoop podcast and Director of Special Projects. He also writes a biweekly newsletter. Chaparro started his career at Business Insider, where he specialized in the intersection of digital assets and Wall Street, market structure, and financial technology. Soon after joining Business Insider out of Fordham University, Chaparro was interviewing top finance and tech executives, including billionaire Mark Cuban, “Flash Boys” star Brad Katsuyama, Cboe Global Markets CEO Ed Tilly, and New York Stock Exchange President Tom Farley. In 2018, he become a sought after reporter in the crypto world, interviewing luminaries such as Tyler Winklevoss, the cofounder of Gemini, Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of Circle, and Fundstrat head Tom Lee. For inquiries or tips, email [email protected].

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