Manny Pacquiao has own cryptocurrency called Pac

[Zeroxal]

Manny pacquiao has a habit of engaging into something that will bring him more profit, he even tried to be a singer lol, this have been expected  that he will try his luck on the crypto space, well good luck to him, I just hope that his project will not be another shit coin.

[rdbase]

Pacman launching the coin at the right time because he might retire soon and he can focus on managing his life after retirement, you know, he can still make money with his coin as even if he retired, his life in boxing does not end.

With his money, he can promote a lot of fights and this coin will be introduce to the boxing fans, it's like buying this coin to be a member of the fans club to be updated with the life of their idol, this is a pretty nice initiative, but @sunsilk is right, it was already plan last year, but they just find the right timing to launch it. We will see how this coin will be develop then.

Yeah I agree with you there. He is thinking of making money from his legacy after he eventually retires and I would think it would be soon as his last fight showed this. He is slowing down and can not take anymore punishment from the younger boxers.
This is used more for promotional advertisement with offering them to his fans then anything to do with advancing blockchain technology.

[m0Ray]

It's really interesting. From the one hand, new coin from one man, but from the other hand, this guy have a Big and famous name, and token, he made, may will be famous too, and we all know that cruptocurriency is really depend of popularity. And from this side, this cruptocurriency can be interesting, but truly I don't believe in that.

[jazmuzika217]

I will not surprised if  Senator Manny Pacquiao will launched his own crypto. Because all we know that he is very big interest about polictics and business. And all we know that he can provide enough fund to provide his own project and his own crypto. And as a world boxing champion I think marketing is not really a problem for him.

[Winscosinally]

Never knew the former boxing champion had a cryptocurrency created for his merchandising and promotional licensing.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/2/20844831/manny-pacquiao-cryptocurrency-pac-merchandise-gcox

There have been some other celebrities doing this but didnt know about this athelete having his own coin.

I can't stop but keep wondering what will be the usefulness of this coin, to box or what? we are all hoping for projects with real working product but who wants a coin from a pro boxer anyway? i bet this won't go anywhere or achieve anything

[Stanlo]

Never knew the former boxing champion had a cryptocurrency created for his merchandising and promotional licensing.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/2/20844831/manny-pacquiao-cryptocurrency-pac-merchandise-gcox

There have been some other celebrities doing this but didnt know about this athelete having his own coin.

He is a professional boxer and he is not a crypto developer so he knows nothing about cryptocurrency,how will he make this a successful project? hiring pro or teams? what is the use case of the coin if i may ask? this will be a total disaster for any investor that invest a penny in such project like this

[airdropan]

i dont mind if they famous peoples make their own cryptocurrency, but the problem what that make it special? i don't find any interesting on this one, maybe he is famous and success on boxing athelete but this is cryptocurrency, and i think he is still new here.

[fortunecrypto]

I prefer supporting Pacquiao's coin than coins coming from ICO from unknown developers, it's very unlikely that he's going to scam people, because he has a reputation to protect and besides this is a very ICONIC athlete, he can promote it and he will gain a lot of supporters, he has millions of supporters around the globe.

[cudora]

He has already announced it several times. Manny is one of the first professionals that supported crypto movement, but unfortunately, I do not know how this coin is going to survive, because you cannot run crypto just based on owners name, without any real purpose.

[13abyknight]

Do you think such would ever go anywhere? Who wants to invest in a Cryptocurrency that is owned by one individual? Curious to see how the general public would look at it, coming from a sports personality who probably knows very little about the workings of blockchain.

The only reason anyone would even consider buying this is if they are interesting in buying his merchandise/goodies. Probably going to get a discount for paying through the token in their gateway.

[imstillthebest]

Do you think such would ever go anywhere? Who wants to invest in a Cryptocurrency that is owned by one individual? Curious to see how the general public would look at it, coming from a sports personality who probably knows very little about the workings of blockchain.

The only reason anyone would even consider buying this is if they are interesting in buying his merchandise/goodies. Probably going to get a discount for paying through the token in their gateway.

exactly. because that its the purpose of this coin at the first place and not meant to bypass other cryptos or for the people to make use of it as an investment tool.   there are other athletes or sports personalities that does this idea and some are now seeing positive results when it comes to thier earned profit.  if we want to support the people behind this brands then we should buy thier coin but if not then better go only for those traditional cryptos because its more beneficial to support them.

[bartolo]

This is a clear example of a coin created only to have a coin with your name, there is nothing that you can do with this coin that cannot be done with fiat money or other traditional means. It's clear that, in view of the boom of cryptocurrencies, the man wanted to associate his name with them and join the trend, which is not a bad thing for cryptos indeed.

[mcnocon2]

Do you think such would ever go anywhere? Who wants to invest in a Cryptocurrency that is owned by one individual? Curious to see how the general public would look at it, coming from a sports personality who probably knows very little about the workings of blockchain.

Well if you really a die-hard fan then for sure you will buy this token to support and buy the merchandise of Manny Pacquiao. In fact, he conducted a free concert in the Philippines when he officially launches he's own cryptocurrency and I think that was a good awareness in the Philippines about cryptocurrency and blockchain.

[milandres0207]

Never knew the former boxing champion had a cryptocurrency created for his merchandising and promotional licensing.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/2/20844831/manny-pacquiao-cryptocurrency-pac-merchandise-gcox

There have been some other celebrities doing this but didnt know about this athelete having his own coin.

I heard this last week, which will be list on GCOX. This is no wonder that the popular boxer and senator to his country will
make his own crypto. This is showed that crypto space has a big impact now in the entire world so far, So I think PAC coin
will become one of the potential coins in this crypto business especially if PAC coin will be list on top of the exchange at CMC.

[robelneo]

Never knew the former boxing champion had a cryptocurrency created for his merchandising and promotional licensing.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/2/20844831/manny-pacquiao-cryptocurrency-pac-merchandise-gcox

There have been some other celebrities doing this but didnt know about this athelete having his own coin.

Congratulations to Manny Pacquiao, he has done great in boxing and he is doing great on his business too, he truly is a very enterprising guy, he will explore every business that will make him even more money, and he pick the right industry, Cryptocurrency is getting very popular now and he don't want to be left behind, he has something to rely when he retires.

[LogitechMouse]

With regards to the technology and the cryptocurrency in general, I think Pacquiao has a little knowledge about it but since he has a lot of money he can hire experts and some people who can manage his coin.

I want to support the coin he wants to create because he is a helpful person and helps many people in our country but if we will see the purpose of the token, I don't see any significant benefits of it to the user. Just my opinion.

[serjent05]

I prefer supporting Pacquiao's coin than coins coming from ICO from unknown developers, it's very unlikely that he's going to scam people, because he has a reputation to protect and besides this is a very ICONIC athlete, he can promote it and he will gain a lot of supporters, he has millions of supporters around the globe.

I prefer watching on how it is  unfold.  Since the coin is still in a planning stage, it is too early to tell what it will be when it launches.  Manny have the money to organize and build such project.  He can easily hire resource persons that can deliver the goal of the projects.  With or without crowdfunding, with his stash, he can keep this project running.  Though I agree with you that it is better to choose a project that is started by a famous person than those who are unknown since if ever he messed up, it is a huge set back to him and I believe he will do all he can to avoid such tragic thing (investment lost) to his supporters and followers.

[DU18]

Gradually cryptocurrency began to penetrate the sports world today, even now there are soccer clubs sponsored by crypto gambling houses, namely sportsbet and of course this proves that cryptocurrency began to develop positively and of course this also proves that cryptocurrency is starting to be accepted by various communities, I personally strongly support the issuance of coins made by Manny Pacquiao

[Bisbee]

I respect Manny Pacquiao as an athlete, but it seems to me that creating a coin was not necessary. Practice shows us that the coins created by famous athletes do not bear any value and no benefit to the community, so they gradually die. It would be better for athletes to wear T-shirts with the Bitcoin logo and start using it in everyday life.

[bussybuddy]

I respect Manny Pacquiao as an athlete, but it seems to me that creating a coin was not necessary. Practice shows us that the coins created by famous athletes do not bear any value and no benefit to the community, so they gradually die. It would be better for athletes to wear T-shirts with the Bitcoin logo and start using it in everyday life.

Agree, that's the best way to promote cryptocurrency to the world. For them to make their own coins, it makes no sense. Only pump and dump