NFL star Tom Brady and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, are taking equity stakes in cryptocurrency-exchange company FTX.
In a statement Tuesday, FTX said the couple will enter a long-term partnership as company ambassadors and receive an unspecified amount of crypto assets. The couple will also work on FTX’s charitable efforts.
Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, said in the statement that he looks forward to “educating people about the power of crypto,” while Bundchen noted “the potential to apply resources to help regenerate the Earth, and enable people to lead better lives, therefore generating real transformation in our society.”
FTX is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, and is seeking as much as $1 billion in a new funding round that would value the company at around $20 billion, according to Bloomberg News.
Earlier this year, Brady also said he would launch a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform called Autograph that will bring together iconic brands from sports, entertainment, fashion and pop culture to create digital collectibles.
Brady has been a notable crypto fan, he tweaked his profile image in May to include “laser eyes.”
