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Snoop Dogg -

The rapper first showed interest in cryptocurrency back in 2013, when he tweeted that he may accept bitcoin as payment for his upcoming album. In February 2021, Snoop also tweeted his support for Dogecoin with a photo of a Shiba Inu dog and tagged Elon Musk, which caused the cryptocurrency to spike. 

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In December 2017, Sparkle Coin donated US$55,000 worth of coins to Snoop Youth Football League, an organization that sponsors youth football leagues.

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50 Cent -

Curtis Jackson, better known by his stage name 50 Cent, reportedly agreed to take bitcoin as an alternative method of payment for his 2014 album, 'Animal Ambition.'

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Sources suggest that the 700 bitcoins he amassed were worth more than US$7 million by 2017. However, by 2018 the 'Candy Shop' rapper was denying he ever owned the currency at all.

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Paris Hilton -

A public fan of all things new technology, reality TV star Paris Hilton took to Twitter in September 2017 to announce her participation in the blockchain venture Lydian.

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In fact, her public enthusiasm for all things crypto dates back to 2016, when she featured in an Instagram post with Stephan Tual, former CCO of cryptocurrency Ethereum.

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Nas -

Hip hop artist Nas (full name Nasir Jones) and his manager Aymen Anthony Saleh together have a US$25 million investment in bitcoin exchange Coinbase.

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In a 2014 'Coindesk' interview, the rapper said: "Bitcoin will evolve into an industry as big, if not bigger, than the internet. My man Ben Horowitz really opened my eyes to that point."

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Bjork -

In 2017, Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork joined the cryptocurrency craze by inviting fans to buy her album 'Utopia' with bitcoin rather than regular currency.

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Ever the fan of diversity, the eclectic musician also accepted three lesser-known types of cryptocurrency as payment: Litecoin, Dash, and Audiocoin. 

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Gwyneth Paltrow -

The actress first came out in support of bitcoin in 2017, when she became the face of bitcoin wallet Abra.

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In November 2018, the 'Goop' creator also posted an article to Twitter on 'The Basics of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency, and How to Invest.'

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Mike Tyson -

Legendary boxer Mike Tyson was an early supporter of Bitcoin. As well as investing in the currency. he created Bitcoin ATMs that are branded with his face tattoo.

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In 2015, it was announced by Engadget that "The Baddest Man on the Planet" had partnered with Bitcoin Direct to launch a Bitcoin wallet for mobiles and handsets.

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Mel B -

Otherwise known as Scary Spice, singer Melanie Brown was the first artist in the music industry to accept bitcoin as payment for her work.

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The song in question was her Christmas record in 2014, and at the time the Spice Girl was partnering with London-based investment firm Cloudhashing.

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Floyd Mayweather -

Controversial boxer and household name Floyd Mayweather has promoted ICOs Stox, Hubii Network, and Centra.

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In September 2017, he tweeted that he was spending Ethereum and "other types of cryptocurrency" while in Beverly Hills.

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Jamie Foxx -

'Django Unchained' actor Jamie Foxx has been an advocate of bitcoin since 2017, when he took to Twitter in support of Cobinhood and announced his interest in trading bitcoin.

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He tweeted: "Looking forward to participating in the new @cobinhood Token! Zero fee trading! #CryptoCurrency #BitCoin #ETH."

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Ashton Kutcher -

Hollywood heartthrob Ashton Kutcher is a long-standing supporter of Bitcoin, and his venture fund 'A Grade' invested in BitPay, the payment processor that enables Bitcoin payments.

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In fact, the actor is a big fan of cryptocurrency in general and has praised its decentralized security. In 2010, he also invested in UnikoinGold, along with entrepreneur Mark Cuban.

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Richard Branson -

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson has used his prominence as a public figure to advocate cryptocurrency across multiple social media channels.

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The business mogul himself has reportedly invested a total of more than US$30 million in Bitpay and cryptocurrency, although he has also warned against bitcoin "scam sites."

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Bill Gates -

Microsoft founder Bill Gates expressed an interest in bitcoin as early as 2014, when he stated in a Bloomberg interview that "Bitcoin is exciting because it shows how cheap it can be."

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Bill Gates -

However, the tech genius clearly fell out of love with Bitcoin: by 2018, he was describing it as a "greater fool theory" type of investment and saying he would "short it" if he could.

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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss -

Identical twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss came into US$65 million dollars after suing Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea for Facebook.

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The pair went on to found Gemini Trust, which began trading in Bitcoin in 2015, when the value of the coin was US$120. By 2017, the value was $11,000 and they were the first "Bitcoin billionaires."

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Amitabh Bachchan -

Along with his son, in 2015 legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan invested a whopping total of US$250,000 in Meridian Tech, an investment fund that deals in cryptocurrency.

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In December 2017, it was reported that his coins were seeing a value of US$17.5 million and until now there is still nothing to suggest he has lost money on his investment.

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