own coin

Global Crypto Offering Exchange is attempting to capitalize on the intersection of avid fanbases -- sports and cryptocurrencies -- to grab investor dollars in the frenzied initial coin offering space.

The company has teamed up with ex-Liverpool soccer star Michael Owen to issue a cryptocurrency in his name -- the OWN coin. Owen joins boxing veteran Manny Pacquiao as investors and issuers of celebrity tokens with the exchange.

“You have to be brave and sometimes put faith in things,” Owen said in an interview in Hong Kong, when asked about investing in still-new cryptocurrencies, which some have derided as worthless.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/crypto-craze-sees-singapore-firm-tapping-sports-stars-for-tokens?srnd=cryptocurriences