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With the increasing adoption of <a href="https://finbold.com/cryptocurrencies/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">cryptocurrencies</a>, it is no surprise that celebrities and athletes are taking an interest, including the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) two-division champion Conor McGregor who has partnered with various <a href="https://finbold.com/guides/cryptocurrency/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">crypto</a> businesses, leading many to wonder how much Bitcoin (<a href="https://finbold.com/cryptocurrency/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) he held.Indeed, after becoming the poster boy for Dapper Labs’ <a href="https://finbold.com/topic/blockchain/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">blockchain</a> collectibles through CryptoKitties developer’s <a href="https://www.dapperlabs.com/newsroom/dapper-labs-partners-with-ufc-to-bring-new-digital-collectibles-to-fans-on-blockchain" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">partnership with UFC</a> in early 2021, the featherweight and lightweight double-champion has entered into various partnerships and endorsement deals that have to do with the <a href="https://finbold.com/category/cryptocurrency-news/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">crypto market</a>.In September 2022, McGregor was featured in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;7PhdNll42Gk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">advertisement</a> for the trading platform XTB which facilitates the exchange of digital assets, <a href="https://finbold.com/guide/what-are-commodities/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">commodities</a>, <a href="https://finbold.com/stocks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">stocks</a>, exchange-traded funds (<a href="https://finbold.com/guide/exchange-traded-funds-etfs/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETFs</a>), and more, as the global fintech company <a href="https://www.business2community.com/crypto-news/xtb-announces-conor-mcgregor-as-its-newest-global-brand-ambassador-02552024" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> his two-year gig as its brand ambassador.<h2 id="header-0">Catching the fallout?</h2>More recently, in the fallout of the <a href="https://finbold.com/topic/ftx/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">FTX</a> collapse, it came to the public’s attention that the Switzerland-based <a href="https://finbold.com/guide/best-cryptocurrency-exchanges/#1_Centralized_exchanges_%28CEX%29" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">centralized crypto exchange</a> Tiger.Trade (TT), <a href="https://twitter.com/thenotoriousmma/status/1569341509094502401?lang&#61;en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">endorsed</a> by McGregor, had <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-21/tiger-global-s-now-worthless-ftx-bet-had-bain-s-due-diligence" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">connections</a> to Sam Bankman-Fried’s platform, which has claimed that TT was only a partner through integration and it held no responsibility for its partners.<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/21f08707c98c49af81be76d780e11612.PNG" />Connor McGregor. Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1569341509094502401?s&#61;20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter</a>Having said that, despite the Irish MMA star’s various exposures to digital assets and rumors of crypto <a href="https://finbold.com/guides/investing/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">investments</a>, it is currently unknown how much <a href="https://finbold.com/topic/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> he has, if any.<h2 id="header-1">Other crypto celebs</h2>Meanwhile, McGregor is not the only UFC fighter, let alone the only famous individual endorsing crypto, as the former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou gave serious thought to <a href="https://finbold.com/ufc-heavyweight-champion-considers-accepting-50-of-his-next-fight-purse-in-bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">accepting 50% of his fight purse in Bitcoin</a>, as <a href="https://finbold.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Finbold</a> reported in January 2022, and his <a href="https://insidersport.com/2022/01/20/francis-ngannou-paid-half-of-his-ufc-purse-in-crypto/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">decision</a> was in the crypto’s favor.At the same time, American socialite Kim Kardashian came into the limelight after being <a href="https://finbold.com/lawsuit-filed-against-kim-kardashian-for-promoting-bogus-cryptocurrency-to-her-followers/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">charged</a>, along with former boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., and former basketball player Paul Pierce, by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (<a href="https://finbold.com/topic/sec/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SEC</a>) over the social media promotion of a controversial digital asset offered by EthereumMax (EMAX).It should also be noted that Crypto.com became the first-ever <a href="https://finbold.com/guide/best-cryptocurrency-trading-platforms/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">crypto exchange</a> platform to establish a long-term <a href="https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-and-cryptocom-announce-historic-partnership" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">partnership with UFC</a> as its global Official Fight Kit Partner and UFC’s first-ever Official Cryptocurrency Platform Partner as part of a 10-year deal worth $175 million signed in July 2021.Read more cryptocurrency news on <a href="https://finbold.com/category/cryptocurrency-news/?utm_source&#61;CMC&amp;utm_medium&#61;social&amp;utm_campaign&#61;CMC&amp;utm_content&#61;long" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Finbold.com</a>.

Crypto and the Notorious: Is Conor McGregor invested in Bitcoin?

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