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        "rendered": "<div>\n<div>\n<h4 color=\"#333\">In brief<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Crypto.com will co-present UFC Freedom 250 at the White House on June 14, marking America&#8217;s 250th birthday.<\/li>\n<li>The exchange is creating a $1 million bonus pool in CRO tokens for fighters.<\/li>\n<li>Ilia Topuria faces Justin Gaethje in the main event, which coincides with the crypto exchange\u2019s 10th birthday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Crypto.com will co-present a UFC combat sports event on the White House grounds June 14, commemorating America&#8217;s 250th birthday with the sport&#8217;s largest-ever fighter bonus pool, according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.com\/us\/company-news\/ufc-and-cryptocom-team-up-for-historic-white-house-event-ufc-freedom-250-co-presented-by-cryptocom\" target=\"_blank\"><span>weekend announcement<\/span><\/a><span> from UFC and the crypto exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The exchange will distribute $1 million to selected fighters on the UFC Freedom 250 card, paid out in CRO tokens. With CRO recently trading above $0.068, the pool currently represents nearly 14.6 million CRO tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is the most historic sporting event in history, and it\u2019s a night where every single fight has the potential to be Fight of the Night,\u201d said UFC President and CEO Dana White, in a statement. \u201cCrypto.com is giving fighters the biggest bonus in UFC history, with $1 million on the line. The world will be watching on June 14.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The fight card features lightweight champion Ilia Topuria against interim champion Justin Gaethje in the main event, while former two-division champion Alex Pereira seeks an unprecedented third UFC title against Ciryl Gane. The event will stream on Paramount+ in the United States, and coincides with the crypto exchange\u2019s 10th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI can think of no better way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Crypto.com than by making history at the White House,\u201d said Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com. \u201cWe are humbled to join our long-standing partners at the UFC and serve as co-presenting partner of Freedom 250\u2014an event that transcends sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The partnership between Crypto.com and UFC dates to 2021, when the exchange became the sport&#8217;s first Official Fight Kit Partner. The companies have also collaborated on official UFC digital collectables, aka NFTs, via the Crypto.com platform. UFC also has a blockchain tech partner in VeChain, and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HoloworldAI\/status\/2014033868861612417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\"><span>licensed FIGHT token<\/span><\/a><span> on Solana and BNB Chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>UFC has also tapped prediction market giant Polymarket for an exclusive partnership, and over the weekend, one trader on the platform scored big on a \u201cscoring error,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/364143\/polymarket-trader-turns-500-250k-ufc-scoring-error\" target=\"_blank\"><span>turning a $500 bet into a $252,000 win<\/span><\/a><span> after noticing that an incorrect fight outcome was announced on the broadcast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crypto.com is already closely aligned with one of President Trump\u2019s business endeavors, linking up with Trump Media &#038; Technology Group for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/311415\/trump-media-teams-with-crypto-com-in-etf-push\" target=\"_blank\"><span>series of crypto ETF offerings<\/span><\/a><span>, as well as CRO integrations across the firm\u2019s Truth Social and Truth+ platforms. The companies also teamed for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/336876\/trump-media-crypto-com-reveal-6-4-billion-cronos-treasury-plan\" target=\"_blank\"><span>a CRO treasury company<\/span><\/a><span>, amassing large quantities of the coin, and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/346398\/trump-media-join-crypto-com-prediction-market-push\" target=\"_blank\"><span>prediction market push<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Daily Debrief Newsletter<\/h3>\n<p>Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>",
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