Mike Tyson: I'm Grateful to be Part of the Bitcoin Revolution

Mike Tyson: I'm Grateful to be Part of the Bitcoin Revolution

Mike Tyson says he is grateful to be part of the "bitcoin revolution", though he admits he's "no guru" just yet. The ex-heavyweight champion of the world spoke with CoinDesk prior to the launch of his first branded bitcoin ATM in Las Vegas yesterday morning. Positioned inside the Off The Strip restaurant, the Lamassu machine has been billed as Tyson's "George Foreman grill" - and bitcoin's bridge into popular culture. Many have accused the digital currency of having a branding problem, with Silk Road and Mt Gox still raw, but Tyson disagrees. The issue isn't so much about branding, he....


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