Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary has become an official spokesman for Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange and will be paid in crypto and receive equity as part of the deal.
According to an Aug.10 announcement, the partnership with FTX Trading Ltd. and West Realm Shires Services Inc. (owners of FTX.US and FTX.com) will see O’Leary take an equity stake in both firms.