Peter McCormack acquires local sports club Bedford FC with Premier League amb...
The renowned investor is seeking to revolutionize the local club with Bitcoin, as well as aiming to reach the highest tier of British football, the illustrious Premier League. Peter McCormack, a well-regarded Bitcoin investor and advocate, has announced the purchase of local Englishfootball club Bedford FC, divulging ambitions in a fourteen-tweet thread to fuel the club’s prosperous aspirations through the leading cryptocurrency asset, Bitcoin.McCormack said he intends to architecture the club with "Bitcoin at its heart", introducing everything from merchandise and sponsorship....
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