Saquon Barkley’s Winning Investments Include Bitcoin, Polymarket, Anduril & Neuralink: Why NFL Star Has Turned To Equity
NFL star Saquon Barkley won a Super Bowl and the Offensive MVP award last season, which came after making a move from the New York Giants to Philadelphia Eagles. Along with success on the field, Barkley is winning off the field with his investment strategy.
Barkley Early Bitcoin Backer
Barkley was one of the first professional athletes to put a portion of his salary or endorsement money into Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). The NFL star announced in 2021 that he would put his endorsement money, estimated at around $10 million, into Bitcoin. The investment has paid off with Bitcoin more than tripling in value since that time.
The NFL running back also backed cryptocurrency company Strike at the time.
A drop in the price of Bitcoin after the bankruptcy of FTX had Barkley worried, but he held his investment in the leading cryptocurrency, which ended up being a big win for his investment earnings.
Barkley has supported Bitcoin in the years since his investment, tweeting in 2022 that the average NFL career “is 3 years and inflation is real.”
Earlier this year, Barkley spoke at a Coinbase event, recalling his past conversations about Bitcoin with Strike CEO Jack Mallers, Microstrategy Chairman Michael Saylor, investor Anthony Pompliano and his own agent …
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