Drake Bets $1 Million in BTC on the Super Bowl and Loses Big

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If you’ve ever suspected that cryptocurrency is a kind of glittery coin-flip for people with excellent hair and excellent publicity, you’ve probably imagined Drake, the Canadian singer sometimes known as Aubrey Drake Graham, staring up at a scoreboard with the air of a man who has just discovered a new sport: betting his BTC on who will win a football match and pretending the odds are a polite suggestion rather than a numerical dare.

Over the years, Drake has parted with millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin in public bets, as if he were conducting a nationwide experiment in how far a playlist, a meme, and a wallet can stretch before they snap. The teams he backed-across football, basketball, and other sports-often came to regret the attention as much as the opponents did.

Drake’s Latest Crypto Loss

The Super Bowl-a global spectacle that somehow makes audiences forget how else life works-took place on February 8 at Levi’s Stadium, where the drama was supposed to be so gripping that even the stadium’s espresso knew it had a role to play. Drake announced on Instagram that he had staked a hefty $1 million worth of Bitcoin on the New England Patriots to win. The odds were a lively 2.95, promising nearly $2 million in BTC if the Patriots prospered.

Alas for the bettor with a keyboard, Seattle Seahawks rose to the occasion and won 29-13. The Bitcoin party, like so many others in Drake’s betting saga, ended with the house still standing and Drake plotting his next move.

The Previous Bets

Drake’s love affair with betting on sports seems to have the stamina of a soap opera with a never-ending season. In 2022, he wagered a little over $600,000 worth of BTC on Arsenal to beat Leeds United and on FC Barcelona to win “El Clásico” against Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the Clasico, and Drake learned a valuable lesson in Spanish football timing-namely, that sometimes the ball goes where it pleases, not where you hoped it would.

At the start of 2024, the Canadian tried his luck with UFC, staking $700,000 in BTC on Sean Strickland to beat Dricus du Plessis. The judges, in a split decision, awarded the win to du Plessis, which counts as a loss for Drake’s ledger and his pride alike.

Some months later, he dared the internet to watch him walk into a very British hedge fund of fate by betting $300,000 in BTC on Canada’s national football team to beat Argentina. The odds hovered near 10, a tempting prospect if the stars aligned and Lionel Messi forgot how to defend. Argentina won 2-0, and the dream of profit evaporated like steam from a hot cup of cocoa.

These losses, along with the rest of the catalog, gave rise to the “Drake curse”-the popular meme that Drake publicly backing a club or athlete somehow signals impending doom for the chosen one. It’s the internet’s running joke, a reminder that public enthusiasm and private bankrolls don’t always tango as gracefully as a well-timed sampling of a Drake track would have you believe.

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2026-02-09 16:16