Recently added to the list of Bitcoin millionaire is the rapper 50 Cent. The hype created by Bitcoin has turned the whole world into a wonderland. With the passage of time, new revelations are coming up, making people realize that they have missed the opportunity of earning millions if they had invested in it in time. Like a guy who would have been a millionaire if he had not lost 7500 Bitcoins whose worth would have been around 80M dollars today. Bitcoins also brought good luck to many people including a very popular American rapper, 50 Cent.
In 2014, an album by 50 Cent, “Animal Ambition” was purchased by people using Bitcoins. Later on, his account remained unused for years. Recently, his account was active again and he realized that he is the new Bitcoin millionaire. The Bitcoins in his wallet are worth $7 to $8.5 million dollars, depending on the price.
When he earned all these Bitcoins, the worth of each bitcoin was $662 at the time. He earned approximately $400000 Bitcoin at that time. As the value of Bitcoin saw a huge rise and per bitcoin was worth as high as almost $17000 and as low as $10000 in recent weeks. Currently, it is trading at around $11200. All these Bitcoins that he earned remained untouched in his account for years, as a result, the bitcoins he earned are now worth around $8 million.
50 cent confirmed his current state of bitcoin wallet on Twitter and Instagram saying that “Not bad for a kid from South Side, I’m so proud of me.”