Dellavedova, who is a guard for the …

Dellavedova, who is a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, first learned about crypto in 2017 and was introduced to BlockFi by Morgan Creek’s Pompliano later on, he said in an interview. Dellavedova has been making angel investments for the past three to four years, but BlockFi is the basketball player’s first crypto play, aside from holding “a little” bitcoin and ether, he said. “I would say I’m still a rookie in this space,” he said. “I think having an interest rate that you can have on your crypto is appealing.”