Ex-UFC champ Conor McGregor touts Irish Bitcoin reserve in presidential bid

Former UFC champ Conor McGregor, now a presidential candidate in Ireland, has proposed creating a national Bitcoin reserve as part of his campaign.

UFC fighter turned Irish political candidate Conor McGregor has endorsed the idea of building a Bitcoin reserve in his country to give more “power back to the people.”

“Crypto in it's origin was founded to give power back to the people. An Irish Bitcoin strategic reserve will give power to the people’s money,” McGregor wrote to X on May 9.

The former UFC champion said he would discuss his plans in more detail in an upcoming X spaces, prompting responses from some of the Bitcoin industry’s most prominent leaders.

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