Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is one of the most outspoken people in sports, and such was the case when he recently talked about cryptocurrencies. Cuban, who has been a unique voice in the NBA for decades with the Mavs, was a guest on the talk show “Ellen” and he discussed the cryptocurrency, Dogecoin.

Mark Cuban went on to say that his 11-year-old son has already bought $30 worth, of Dogecoin, per Herb Scribner of The Deseret News.   

“So the question everyone wants to know, is Dogecoin a good investment? And here’s the reason I got Jake into it,” Cuban stated. “It’s not necessarily the best investment you can make, but you can buy it on Robinhood, and signing up and trading on Robinhood is free. So that’s one thing.”

“The second thing is it’s about 26 cents per Dogecoin. So if you go and spend $5, $10, $15, that’s a better investment than buying a lottery ticket,” Mark Cuban added. “And you know what? It could go up,” he added. “It’s also becoming a digital currency, which is crazy if you think back to its origins.” 

Mark Cuban believes in Dogecoin so much that the Mavericks accept it as a form of payment in their team shop. The Mavs owner and TESLA CEO Elon Musk caused a spike in Dogecoin prices just by talking about it

Mark Cuban is an objective individual and also said that the biggest concern with Dogecoin is that its holdings cannot be withdrawn from the Robinhood app. The app's CEO Vlad Tenev has said that they are working on a way to make this possible. In a brave new world of cryptocurrency, whose value and long-term durability are both very much under discussion, it might be several years before a settled and established position on the matter is reached by wider ranges of experts.

How far an internet meme about a dog has come. Just ask Mark Cuban about it.