Comments Thread For: Photos: Mike Tyson Reveals His First Bitcoin ATM

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Bitcoin Direct, LLC, a subsidiary of Conexus Corporation, and Mike Tyson unveiled the first Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM and made it available to public use today at Off the Strip at the LINQ in Las Vegas, NV. This is the first of several Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATMs planned for the Las Vegas community and beyond.
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[PAC-BOY]

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[Brickyardigan]

Mike Tyson is a genius for this... Investing in Bitcoins is about to be a major global thing.

[radioraheem]

Mike Tyson is a genius for this... Investing in Bitcoins is about to be a major global thing.

I agree. Pretty good move.

[PAC-BOY]

[Cinci Champ]

Mike Tyson is a genius for this... Investing in Bitcoins is about to be a major global thing.

is he investing or just getting paid for his likeness?

[radioraheem]

is he investing or just getting paid for his likeness?

You could argue it's both. I took the following from an NY Post article.

As strange as it might sound, the chief executive of a bitcoin exchange company has licensed the former heavyweight champ’s name for a line of 100 branded bitcoin ATMs — the first of which was unveiled in Las Vegas on Thursday.

The ATMs are a 50/50 partnership between Tyson and Bitcoin Direct, Peter Klamka, the CEO of the company, told The Post.

The meeting went unusually well because Tyson — unbeknownst to his future partner — already had an interest in digital currencies, he said.

[Dean_Razorback]

i truly didn't know what a bitcoin was until i read this article

[radioraheem]

is he investing or just getting paid for his likeness?

He also had this to say.

"I'm very proud to be a part of the Bitcoin revolution," Tyson said in a statement provided by his spokeswoman. "Digital currency is the future and the more I learn about it the more intrigued I become. Digital currency is going to level the playing ground for those that want alternatives for financial freedom."

"No one knows better than I how uncertain the economy can be and at this juncture in my life it is imperative that I am proactive about my financial planning and for me it includes Bitcoin," he added.

[radioraheem]

i truly didn't know what a bitcoin was until i read this article

That's okay. 99% of people out there don't know about it either. The only people I know personally who know of it are precious metal bugs (people who buy a lot of physical gold and silver bullion).