McGregor Dubs Bitcoin ’Immutable People’s Money’—Demands Crypto Accountability from Governments

Conor McGregor fires another shot—this time at centralized finance. The UFC star brands Bitcoin as ’immutable people’s money,’ then pivots to grill governments on their opaque crypto oversight. Cue the usual suspects sweating over decentralized scrutiny.

While politicians fumble with spreadsheets and legacy banks lobby for stricter controls, McGregor’s provocation cuts to the core: Who holds the power when code bypasses bureaucrats? Spoiler: Not the guys printing fiat at 8% inflation.

One thing’s clear—when a fighter known for knockouts starts throwing punches at financial opacity, even Wall Street’s ’too big to fail’ crowd might feel the tremor. Just don’t expect them to admit it between private jet fuel deductions.

Conor McGregor as a pro-crypto president?

In March 2025, Conor McGregor declared his intention to run for president in the upcoming Irish elections. Ireland’s presidential election is set to take place in November 2025.

A figurehead of the far-right movement in Ireland, McGregor’s political leanings seem to be in line with Donald Trump’s. Earlier this year, he had appeared at the White House with President TRUMP on St. Patrick’s Day, where he became the latest European ally of the U.S. president in promoting anti-immigrant sentiment and policies.

Therefore, it is possible that McGregor will also adopt a crypto-friendly approach in his administration if he does get elected president. In fact, similar to Trump, the UFC champ has previously embarked on his own meme coin venture in early April. However, it ended up becoming a flop.

On April 7, Conor McGregor launched his official meme coin, REAL, which fell 61% below its $1 million minimum pre-sale bid target. As a result, the project was paused, and all presale bids were refunded.

At press time, the website for REAL has declared that it WOULD relaunch the token “soon.” Users can register to be notified by providing their email address and X handle.