Trump Crypto Company to Back Fighter Bonuses in Stablecoins as Part of UFC Event

UFC fighters at the White House got paid with Trump family stablecoins—but an ethics expert says a gap in the law allows this

The use of USD1 for UFC bonuses exposes how presidential exemptions from key ethics rules blur the line between public duty and private profit.

Trump Crypto Company to Back Fighter Bonuses in Stablecoins as Part of UFC Event

The UFC said it will pay its fighters bonuses using USD1, the US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by the Trump family crypto company, as part of one of the White House’s semiquincentennial events.

White House UFC fighters paid bonus by Trump family crypto firm

Fighters who participated in the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House have been paid a performance bonus in the form of cryptocurrency issued by World Liberty Financial, a Trump family venture

Trump stablecoin USD1 goes from $75 million DeFi drama to the White House lawn

UFC Freedom 250 paid fighter bonuses in USD1, the stablecoin issued by the Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Financial, at a contest held at the White House.

WH UFC Match: Fighters’ bonuses to be paid in crypto issued by Trump company

In another chapter of Grifters Gonna Grift, The Guardian is reporting that fighters slated to receive bonuses in today’s bizarre UFC spectacle at the White…

UFC To Pay WH Cage Match Fighters In Trump Crypto

The Guardian reports: The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heavily publicized White House mixed martial arts event on Sunday. The development connects the Trump family’s financial interests to the high-profile UFC competition being promoted on government property. The competition on the White Hou…