Digital currencies are constantly infiltrating every corner of the world, and at the Milken Global Conference on April 30, famous musician Akon said that Bitcoin will change the world in the way of money transactions.
For whatever reason, stars in the entertainment and sports industry are slowly gaining confidence in digital currencies, and here are 10 celebrities who have tied up with Bitcoin.
Ashton Kutcher
In addition to being a well-known actor, Ashton Kutcher is also a venture capitalist who is involved in the investment of Bitpay, a company that handles bitcoin payment application services. Last year Ashton Kutcher said of Bitcoin: "If we can ensure security, then we can do a lot of things with Bitcoin's decentralized technology." ”
Kutcher has successfully invested in a number of projects in the tech sector, including the Skype investment he was involved in in 2009.
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Rapper and songwriter Nas and his manager, Aymen Anthony Saleh, have invested in more than 40 startups, including digital wallet company Coinbase and Silicon Valley-based Bitcoin Incubation Accelerator 500 Startups.
Last year, Coin Base raised $25 million in Series B funding, thanks to Nas and his managers, whose evaluation helped Coin Base gain and the trust of Andreessen Horowitz and secure the funding.
Lily Allen
Earlier this year, singer Lily Allen admitted that she blindly turned down a £6m show five years ago, when she thought it was a joke and didn't take it to heart, and 5 years later she regretted it.
Mel B.
Mel B, a pre-Christmas member and mentor of the X-phoneme talent show, partnered with London-based CloudHashing and became the first music artist to accept Bitcoin.
"I love new technologies that make our lives easier, and embracing Bitcoin is really an exciting thing for me," she said.
Donald Glover
Actor and rapper Donald Glover recently released an album called "Because of the Internet," and when he spoke about the Internet in an interview he mentioned Bitcoin, saying, "A lot of people have a skeptical attitude, but I think if anything can exist in the form of a network, then why can't Bitcoin work?" The way I use gold to preserve value is too old-fashioned for me. ”
Rosanna Barr
Comedy actress Rosanna Barr publicly backed Bitcoin last spring, and earlier this year he tweeted that her fans would support digital currencies as much as she did.
Drew Carey
Comedian Drew Carey spoke about bitcoin on Twitter last year, and he encouraged people to use it to buy breakfast.
Richard Sherman
In January, Seattle football player Richard Sherman announced on his Facebook that his official online store began accepting bitcoin payments, calling it the "currency of the future."
Chad Johnson
Last month rugby league star Chad Johnson talked about Bitcoin on Twitter, he and his friends discussed Bitcoin and wanted everyone to tell him what the advantages of Bitcoin are?
Snoop Dogg
In December last year, famed rapper and songwriter Snoop Dogg joked in his tweet that his next album would be related to Bitcoin, and although it turned out to be a joke, the news attracted the attention of the general public about digital currencies.
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