LeBron James and Crypto.com team up for blockchain education initiative
The education initiative aims to help 1,600 school children in LeBron James' hometown. But not every Crypto.com user seems to be happy about the partnership. In a press release published Friday, three-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will partner with digital currency exchange Crypto.com to support educational and workforce development opportunities focused on Web3. Specifically, as related by local news outlet Akron Beacon Journal, the partnership will help 1,600 kids in LeBron James' hometown of Akron, Ohio learn the technology behind cryptocurrencies and how....
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On Friday, the digital currency exchange Crypto.com announced the company has inked a multi-year partnership with LeBron James and the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF). The crypto trading platform notes that the partnership will bolster things like “educational empowerment,” providing access to tools that help build “Web3, and the future of the internet.”
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The NBA legend partnered with Crypto.com to support educational and workforce development opportunities focused on Bitcoin and crypto.