50 Cent made a stunning fortune overnight after discovering lost Bitcoin investment he bought for $455,000... 😱
In 2014, the rapper made the then-bizarre decision to receive a payment of Bitcoin when selling his album 'Animal Ambition'.
In total he earned 700 Bitcoin as part of the campaign, which at the time worked out to around $455,000. 🤯
Forgetting about it for four years, it was only in 2018 that 50 Cent finally remembered about the Bitcoin he'd earned from Animal Ambition after the cryptocurrency began to really take off and make national news.
At the time Bitcoin was worth around $10,000 per coin, making his overall holdings skyrocket from the meagre $455,000 to a jaw-dropping $7,000,000 total value.
Hopefully 50 Cent was smart enough to realize the potential of Bitcoin and continue to hold though, as the cryptocurrency has continued to climb in value and now sits at over $100,000 per coin. 👀
That's 10 times that of its 2018 value and nearly 1,600 times more expensive compared to when people handed the coin over in 2014.
In 2014, the rapper made the then-bizarre decision to receive a payment of Bitcoin when selling his album 'Animal Ambition'.
In total he earned 700 Bitcoin as part of the campaign, which at the time worked out to around $455,000. 🤯
Forgetting about it for four years, it was only in 2018 that 50 Cent finally remembered about the Bitcoin he'd earned from Animal Ambition after the cryptocurrency began to really take off and make national news.
At the time Bitcoin was worth around $10,000 per coin, making his overall holdings skyrocket from the meagre $455,000 to a jaw-dropping $7,000,000 total value.
Hopefully 50 Cent was smart enough to realize the potential of Bitcoin and continue to hold though, as the cryptocurrency has continued to climb in value and now sits at over $100,000 per coin. 👀
That's 10 times that of its 2018 value and nearly 1,600 times more expensive compared to when people handed the coin over in 2014.
