Celebrities you probably didn't know are into crypto

The world is definitely changing and it's so obvious that you don't need no one to tell you. As the evolvement is taking place, there are some that chooses to accept the change and what have become of it, adapt with it and go with it's flow. And on the other side, there are some who have seen the change as something unacceptable and unadoptable, unadaptable and they would rather stick with the way it once was. It's only a few people that'll embrace the constant changes around them, which actually in some ways will always be of great benefit to them than the other way round.

Cryptocurrency saw its emergence about a decade ago. Some embraced it immediately without a second thought (probably smiling by now), some have a biased mind about it and accept it partially while some of us didn't even believe in its idea at all. Categories of people who accepted bitcoin and invested in it sure saw massive gain depending on the time till their belief in it holds. For example people that bought bitcoin since 2009 and still holding up till now will sure make a lot of gain if they decide to sell than people who bought it the same year and sold some years ago (even a year ago).

We have different categories of people who saw the greater side of bitcoin and accepted it. Some are businessmen, some are politicians, actors, artistes etc but our topic of today is more focused on celebrities (and might be in any of the aforementioned categories). And today we're going to talk about celebrities who accepted and are into Crypto which you probably might not be aware of. Though some of these celebrities make it so obvious their ambition for cryptocurrency.

For example, Akon is one of those few celebrities that involved himself so much in it and even went on to create his own cryptocurrency known as Akoin around the third-fourth quarter of this year. He did his ICO then and have his coin listed on Bittrex official. Unlike others doing it on a little lowkey, He's always been that celeb that made it so obvious his plans for it and that explains why he also seized the 2020 opportunity to put it in place. So below is the list of 10 celebrities you probably didn't know are into Crypto. They are definitely more than that but we're just going to talk about 10 here.

Note: This is not about the celebrities with the biggest assets in Crypto world but just 10 celebrities who accepted Crypto and you probably might not be aware of. And of course, not a top 10 countdown.

1) BILL GATES

William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

The current third richest man in the world is definitely not expected to be in this list. But the founder of Microsoft showed avid interest in Cryptocurrency when he was inteviewed by Bloomber in 2014. During his interview with Bloomberg, he said "Bitcoin is exciting because it shows how cheap it can be." "Bitcoin is better than currency in that that you don't have to be physically in the same place and, of course, for large transactions, currency can get pretty inconvenient." He is believed to be among the public figures who invested in Bitcoin.

2) MIKE TYSON

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. Claiming his first belt at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old, Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title.

The Boxing Legend has found love in bitcoin when most people are still get to believe in it. Mike Tyson partnered with Bitcoin Direct to introduce Bitcoin ATM (which makes transactions “in less time than Tyson did a knock out’’) and a digital wallet for iOS and Android. When launching the ATM line, he said he was grateful to be part of the bitcoin revolution. That was in 2015, when Bitcoin was dirt cheap compared to the current price. We hope millions of Mike’s followers on social media took the hint and bought a few coins each!

3) SNOOP DOGG

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper and media personality. His fame dates to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic. Snoop has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. Snoop's debut solo album, Doggystyle, produced by Dr. Dre, was released by Death Row Records in November 1993, and debuted at number one on the popular albums chart, the Billboard 200, and on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Snoop sure have the business man thing in him, and that's obvious when he showed interest in bitcoin in almost a decade ago. In 2013 when Snoop Released an album, he expressed his interest and support for Bitcoin when he accepted bitcoin as a means of payment to purchase his album. Though there's no record for the total copies sold, Snoop Dogg was selling each at 0.3 btc in 2013.

4) FLOYD MAYWEATHER

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He competed between 1996 and 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in 2017. During his career he won fifteen major world titles including The Ring in five weight classes, the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight), and retired with an undefeated record. As an amateur, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight.

One of the most popular Boxers of the 21st Century, has been taking part in the promotion of different ICOs including the known Centra in 2017, Hubii Network and Stox to mention a few. He's known as one of the few boxers who saw what Crypto has to offer after Mike Tyson

5) JOHNY DEPP

John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning one for Best Actor for his performance of the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Actor, among other accolades. Depp made his film debut in the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street, before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). He had a supporting role in Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon and played the title character in the 1990 romantic fantasy Edward Scissorhands.

Johny Depp, aka Captain Jack Sparrow has been an unusual spender but we can't help but recognize his move towards blockchain after Captain Jack partnered with the blockchain startup Tatatu, a platform that reward it's users with tokens for making an interaction with film contents and games.

6) LIONEL MESSI

Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Arguably the best player in the world is widely regarded as one of the greatest player of all time.

The six times Ballon D'or winner was named brand ambassador for the Isreali Company Sirin in late 2017. Sirin is a high tech lab known for a lot of works. Sirin lab is produced the worlds first Crypto smartphone and Lionel Messi seems to be giving them a lot of back ups as he's posted it on his IG handle and have made mention of it on several occasions. Ethereum World news reported the availability of the Finney (Crypto) smart phone which has a variety of features aimed specifically at crypto users back in 2019.

7) LUIS SUAREZ

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (American Spanish: born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team. Often regarded as one of the best players of his generation, Suárez has won 19 trophies in his career, which include six league titles and a UEFA Champions League title at club level, and a Copa América with Uruguay. A prolific goalscorer, Suárez has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot, and the Pichichi Trophy. He has scored 493 career goals for club and country.

The two fingers ✌ celebrator surprised fans in the style he made it known he's into Crypto. Well unlike others, his own way of being into Crypto might be a little different. Late 2017, the star announced and officially invited his followers to join him on Stox platform, an Ethereum-based prediction market during the 2017 US Open and it's obvious the former Barcelona striker made Roger Federer his pick in the prediciton.

8) DJ KHALED

Khaled Mohamed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, author, and media personality. Khaled first gained prominence as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz, and translated his popularity by working with Terror Squad as a DJ for their live performances. After gaining production credits on the group's material, Khaled released his debut studio album Listennn... the Album in 2006, which earned gold certification. He followed it with the album We the Best (2007), which contained the top 20 single "I'm So Hood". His subsequent two releases — We Global (2008) and Victory (2010) — were released after he founded the record label We the Best Music Group. Both albums charted in the top ten on the US Billboard 200, with the latter containing the single "All I Do Is Win", which was eventually certified triple platinum.

Just like Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled was also found promoting and endorsing the Centra ICO. He also shared a photo of himself on his Instagram page holding the Centra card for all his followers to see. DJ Khaled seems to be one of those that's got their hands on more than one Crypto projects as he's seen numbers of times sharing videos talking about stuffs on cryptocurrency.

9) NAS

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas, is an American rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Rooted in the New York rap scene, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas has released twelve studio albums since 1994, with seven of them certified platinum and multi-platinum in the US. His debut album Illmatic (1994) received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Nas's follow-up It Was Written debuted atop the Billboard 200, and stayed there for four consecutive weeks, and made Nas internationally known. From 2001 to 2005, Nas was involved in a highly publicized feud with Jay-Z, popularized by the diss track "Ether". Nas signed to Def Jam Recordings in 2006. In 2010, he released Distant Relatives, a collaboration album with Damian Marley, donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His 11th studio album, Life Is Good (2012) was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.

Nas is known for his interests in technology and the rapper have had loads of investment in technology. The rapper has been in partnership with Coinbase, one of the most recognized cryptocurrecy Exchange. In 2014, he announced a contest known as TheRapTest on twitter where he promised that the top 100 contestants with points will earn bitcoin according to their points.

10) JAMIE FOXX

Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, television presenter, and record producer. Foxx became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray, for which he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. That same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral. Since spring 2017, Foxx has served as the host and executive producer of the Fox game show Beat Shazam.

The Oscar award-winning actor showed his interest in cryptocurrency way back in 2015-17. He's among those few celebrities who joined the movement late but, at least realized the better side of it and go with it. In 2017, Jamie Foxx took to his twitter to announce his promote and endorse the ICO of Cobinhood, a cryptocurrency exchange that claimed to charge users zero fee for their transaction on it (well, that's a little unbelievable with the experience I've had of all these exchanges).

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