- Title: Boxing champ Pacquiao launches his own crypto tokens
- Date: 1st September 2019
- Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (SEPTEMBER 1, 2019) (REUTERS) BOXING CHAMPION MANNY PACQUIAO SINGING WITH WIFE JINKEE PACQUIAO ON STAGE AUDIENCE AT CONCERT PACQUIAO SINGING ON STAGE AS LOGO OF PACTOKEN IS DISPLAYED ABOVE PACQUIAO KISSING WIFE ON STAGE VARIOUS OF FANS SINGING ALONG WHILE WAVING GLOW STICKS
- Embargoed: 15th September 2019 17:54
- Keywords: Manny Pacquiao boxing crypto tokens Manila
- Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Topics: Boxing,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001AUTU1J9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao launched his very own cryptocurrency on Sunday (September 1) at a free concert in Manila, where he serenaded more than 2,000 fans to drum up interest in the product.
The 40-year-old boxer, who defeated Keith Thurman to win the WBA Welterweight Super Championship in July and is also a Philippine senator, hopes to cash in on his "Pac" tokens, which will allow fans to buy his merchandise and interact with him via social media.
The "Pac" token will be listed on Singapore's Global Crypto Offering Exchange (GCOX) and counts Pacquiao and ex-Liverpool and England soccer star Michael Owen as private investors, along with Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family.
It is the world's first celebrity cyrptocurrency.
Tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki, Owen and singer Jason Derulo also plan to launch their own crypto tokens with GCOX.
At the concert, Pacquiao sang songs from his own album which has sold thousands of copies and covers popular love songs.
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