Up until this year, most of society didn’t quite understand what cryptocurrency was and how it could be used as a replacement for the dollars system we have used for centuries. But a popular team in the NBA — arguably the most progressive sports league — will accept Dogecoin as a currency to purchase merchandise and game tickets. While the cryptocurrency started out as a meme, its market cap of $6 billion as well as this big step in its inclusion as a payment options proves that we are not far from cryptocurrencies becoming part of our financial lives as much as big names like American Express and Visa have been. 

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