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Much wow innovative Dallas Mavericks accept new Doge coin cryptocurrency

I mean, who wouldn't want one of these, they're so cute.

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Ever ahead of the curve, the Dallas Mavericks will be the first NBA team - and really the first anybody - to accept Dogecoin, the newest form of cryptocurrency featuring the face of the adorable dog from the "Doge"meme.

Dogecoin was invented by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, who decided to create a payment system free from traditional banking fees, and also somewhat as a joke/homage to the "much wow" Shiba Inu dog that was such a huge meme in 2013.

They launched it that year and it grew in popularity in no small part due to its branding value, IE the fact that its logo featured the dog's image.

Dogecoin has since been endorsed by big names such as Snoop Dogg, Gene Simmons of KISS, and especially Elon Musk, whose tweets have helped elevate its profile and value.

According to a release, BitPay, the world's largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, has now adopted Dogecoin as a valid payment, and that includes Mavs tickets and merchandise.

BitPay is one of the oldest cryptocurrency companies, with a mission to transform how businesses and people send, receive, and store money. Its business solutions eliminate fraud chargebacks, reduce the cost of payment processing, and enable borderless payments in cryptocurrency.

The ability to accept crypto expands a business' sales opportunity into international markets where credit cards are not practical, while reducing high fees and increasing payment transparency and efficiency. BitPay enables businesses to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment without having to buy, own, or manage crypto.

An early adopter of cryptocurrency, the Dallas Mavericks have been accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment for game tickets and merchandise for almost two years. They'll now be the first to accept Dogecoin. Mavs Fans for Life (MFFLs) can now use Dogecoin to buy tickets and merchandise online.

"The Dallas Mavericks are a long-time enthusiast of cryptocurrency, opening up new opportunities for the team to sell tickets and merchandise to its global MFFL fan base," says BitPay CEO Stephen Pair in a statement. "BitPay believes that with continued cryptocurrency adoption, the industry is reaching an inflection point that will forever change consumer confidence, trust and pave the way for blockchain payments to disrupt the way consumers and businesses receive and spend funds."

The Mavs use BitPay to process all cryptocurrency purchases including tickets and merchandise with all top cryptocurrencies including BTC, BCH, ETH, USDC, GUSD, PAX, BUSD - and now DOGE.

"The Mavericks have decided to accept Dogecoin as payment for Mavs tickets and merchandise for one very important, earth shattering reason, because we can!" says Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. "Because we can, we have chosen to do so. We have chosen to do so because sometimes in business you have to do things that are fun, engaging and hopefully generate a lot of PR. So we will take Dogecoin, today, tomorrow and possibly forever more. For those of you who would like to learn more about Dogecoin we strongly encourage you to talk to your teenagers who are on TikTok and ask them about it. They will be able to explain it all to you."

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3 Dallas schools named top colleges for 2027 by The Princeton Review

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The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the top 50 best value public colleges for 2027.

Back-to-school season is has returned in full force, and that means it's time for college rankings. Three Dallas universities — Southern Methodist University, The University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of Dallas — are being hailed top of the class for 2027.

The three Dallas-area schools earned new acclaim in The Princeton Review's new ranking of the "Best 392 Colleges" for 2027. Across town, Texas Christian University in Fort Worth also earned high praise.

The Princeton Review's 35th annual "Best Colleges" rankings are determined by a survey of 172,000 current college students that gave "candid feedback" about their schools and their experiences. The flagship guide does not rank the schools overall, but it does rank them across 50 different categories, including best-run colleges, best quality of life, happiest students, best athletic facilities, among others.

Schools don't pay to be included in the guide, but The Princeton Review clarified that schools could pay for a "featured" designation. No Dallas-Fort Worth school paid to be featured in this year's guide.

In addition to being included in the overall list, Southern Methodist University was highlighted in the regional Best Southwest list that contained 41 universities across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

"This mid-size private university provides 'a wealth of academic resources...[and] a flood of opportunities for those who want them,' allowing SMU to lead the way for the Dallas-Fort Worth area in developing innovative industries and initiatives in semiconductors, biotechnology, clean energy, precision medicine, and AI," the university's profile says.

This is how the other Dallas schools shined in The Princeton Review's guide:

University of Dallas, Irving

Best Value Colleges
Best Southwest
The Best 392 Colleges
No. 2 – Most Religious Students
No. 5 – LGBTQ-Unfriendly (based on "how strongly students disagree that their fellow students treat all persons equally, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression")
No. 6 – Most Politically Conservative Students
No. 15 – Professors Get High Marks
No. 17 – Happiest Students
No. 24 – Pot's Not Hot (a ranking of colleges with the "least marijuana usage based on ratings from real students about the popularity of marijuana on campus.")

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson

Best Value Colleges
Best Southwest
Green Colleges (colleges that "share superb sustainability practices, a strong foundation in sustainability education, and a healthy quality of life for students on campus.")
The Best 392 Colleges
No. 3 – Top 20 Best Public Schools for Internships
No. 3 – Top Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies in the Southwest
No. 21 – Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies
No. 40 – Top 50 Best Value Public Colleges

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