Mark Cuban Says Fans Can Use Dogecoin to Buy Dallas Mavericks Tickets and Merchandise

Mark Cuban Says Fans Can Use Dogecoin to Buy Dallas Mavericks Tickets and Merchandise

Dogecoin is nearly worthless, but it can buy you a ticket to an NBA game and an NBA jersey.Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, announced the team would accept the cryptocurrency as payment for tickets and team merchandise.The story was picked up by news outlets nationwide, including Bloomberg, Forbes.com, BusinessInsider, CoinDesk and the New York Post.Is it any wonder this guy's a billionaire?Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban smiles during the game between the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden on January 30, 2019 in New York City.

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"The Mavericks have decided to accept Dogecoin as payment for Mavs tickets and merchandise for one very important, earth shattering reason, because we can!" Cuban said in a statement."We have chosen to do so because sometimes in business you have to do things that are fun, engaging and hopefully generate a lot of PR," Cuban said. "So we will take Dogecoin, today, tomorrow and possibly forever more."Cuban expounded on Dogecoin in a tweet."Dogecoin is less than a dime. You can buy $1 worth or $10 worth (and) have fun watching it all day every day," he tweeted. "Literally, and I say this with all seriousness,