DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) CEO Jason Robins would like his company to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. But state regulators aren’t allowing it.
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins at a conference in 2016. He wants to take crypto as payment, but states aren’t allowing it. (Image: YouTube)
Robins made the comments at an event sponsored by stock trading app Public on Wednesday. He didn’t specify which digital assets the company would like to take as a form of payment. Bitcoin is, by far, the largest digital asset, with a market capitalization of $695.33 billion. Nor did the DraftKings boss specify if he’s hoping to take crypto as payment for daily fantasy sports (DFS), internet casinos, online sports betting, or all three activities.
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