Celebrities who actively use cryptocurrencies

Today, cryptocurrency is popular in almost every corner of the Earth. Millions of exchange transactions are monthly carried out with their participation. If before, cryptocurrencies were not popular at all and were treated with some apprehension, now everything has changed dramatically. Already a fairly large number of people are actively participating on the digital market in tandem with new electronic money. Now, not only large business companies, but also ordinary people have the opportunity to pay with bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies in stores, buy real estate for it: a car, a house, or simply invest their savings in it.

As we can see, cryptocurrencies are gaining momentum every day, attracting more and more attention not only from large investors, but also from ordinary users, including celebrities. Cryptocurrency and stars are quite a popular topic, so we have prepared interesting and informative information about those who keep their savings in cryptocurrencies.

Which of the celebrities keeps the cryptocurrency?

Elon Musk

Of course, it's worth starting this list with the most popular and influential character on the digital market - Elon Musk. He is an ardent fan of all the innovations of the digital market, including blockchain and of course cryptocurrencies. He became popular around the world thanks to his rocket company SpaceX. Which is currently engaged in volunteer activities, contributing to the support of Ukraine in the war against Russia, the transfer of Starlink satellites to the front. At one of the world conferences, Musk said that he has a couple of cryptocurrencies in his arsenal, namely: Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin. The price of the latest coin skyrocketed in just a couple of days, from the mere mention of the Doge coin by Musk on his Twitter. He also mentioned that cryptocurrencies are an excellent option for investments and keeping money in cryptocurrencies is now not only popular, but also profitable.

Mark Zuckerberg

This man is a billionaire and the founder of the world famous social network Facebook. A couple of years ago, at one of his speeches, Zuckerberg spoke positively about a new kind of money - cryptocurrencies and said that he was actively interested in them and studying them. He also clarified that in the near future he plans to release his own cryptocurrency, which will reach great heights. Later, in 2020, he finally realized his plan and released his own Calibra crypto wallet and Libra coin tied to Facebook. However, the US authorities suspended the development of this project because they doubted that the social network would cope with the problem of money laundering and whether it would be able to protect the privacy and rights of users, while establishing financial stability. Despite the fact that the release of the first coin did not go as planned, Mark is not going to give up. He said that he is preparing for the second release of a cryptocurrency from Facebook called "Diem".

Steve Wozniak

One of the co—founders of the world-famous Apple company in another of his interviews raised the topic of cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin. Steve said that he does not plan to invest in cryptocurrencies yet, but in his opinion, Bitcoin is the most promising and stable coin on the market. Later, in 2021, in an interview for a very famous company in Latin America, "El Sol de Mexico", he said that he equates bitcoin to real gold, and sees it as a mathematical miracle.

Ashton Kutcher

This popular American actor, producer, businessman and model became interested in information technology and blockchain back in 2010. He invested a large amount of money in an esports project called "UnikoinGold", and after that he became the founder of the venture capital fund "A-Grade Investments". This fund has invested in large IT startups such as Airbnb and Uber. Years later, in 2013, Ashton believed in the continued existence and development of cryptocurrencies and, from his fund, began investing in the BitPay project, which is a financial services provider for Bitcoin. After this kind of investment, BitPay's stock increased significantly.

Ashton Kutcher speaks at various conferences, the topics of which are always in contact with digital technologies. At one of these conferences, called "TechCrunch", he gave a speech in which he drew people's attention to the decentralization and security aspect of cryptocurrency. He also bluntly stated that he believes in the prospects for the development of new coins and even named a couple of those that he uses himself. He stated that Bitcoin is undoubtedly the best coin for investors. Further, he mentioned the XRP coins and said that it was with them that he donated about $ 4 million to the wildlife rescue and Protection Fund.

Hugh Laurie

is better known to everyone as "Doctor House". The British actor and presenter also began to listen to public opinion about cryptocurrencies and in 2015 purchased Bitcoins for a total of $5,000. Before that, he himself did not delve into the technology of cryptocoins and did not analyze the exchanges, he simply bought coins on the advice of his close friend. After a while, Laurie said that this was a very good idea, since the price of bitcoin increased significantly. It is not known how Hugh disposed of his funds further, but it can be said with certainty that they have significantly replenished.

Paris Hilton

A popular actress who was never famous for inventing something new, was not a business entrepreneur and many believed that her popularity depended largely on her family. However, she has always followed global trends and the trend for cryptocurrency has not bypassed her. Paris, like many other celebrities, became interested in cryptocurrencies and everything connected with them. 

Since the beginning of 2016, she began to take an active part in the life of the crypto market and invited the creators of the Ethereum crypto coin to her dinner, and after dinner she purchased this coin and also Bitcoin. This news spread around the world and Paris began to be invited to various conferences and meetings on the subject of cryptocurrencies and tokens. In 2020, the star was invited to one of these events called "Cryptograph", where a new popular global trend - NFT was actively discussed. After the presentation of the new tokens, Hilton decided to look into this in more detail and subscribed on Twitter to global blockchain experts and entrepreneurs. One of them, namely Kim Dotcom, suggested that she could earn good money with the help of the NFT (about $ 35 million). This forecast pleased the actress and she decided to issue her own NFT token. After a while she released it and there was a picture of her pet cat. Such a picture was sold for 40 eth, at that time for 17 thousand dollars. The owner donated the proceeds to charitable foundations.

Today, Paris Hilton is actively studying the concept of the metaverse, digital space and writing articles on this topic. She raises the issue of women's freedom, thanks to digital technologies. What to expect from the actress in the near future, one can only guess.

Lindsay Lohan

This actress has played more than 100 of the most diverse roles in the world of cinema. The most popular films: "Crazy Racing", "Mean Girls", "Kiss for Good Luck" and many others. She came to the world of cryptocurrency thanks to non-interchangeable nft tokens. Like many other users, picking up this wave, the actress acquired a couple of such tokens. With their help, she decided to raise funds for charity by selling them for Ethereum coins. In order to speed up the process, she posted this information on Twitter and quickly sold tokens on the Raible platform. In connection with such a successful sale, Lindsay stated that she believes in the digital decentralization of cryptocurrencies and claims that there is a future behind them.

Johnny Depp

The actor, director, musician, producer and favorite of millions, also could not stay away from the cryptocurrency fever. Due to the fact that Johnny is the highest-paid actor and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, Tatatu offered him a cooperation contract in 2018. This company specializes in creating blockchain products based on the Ethereum cryptocurrency. The contract specified that the actor should create digital content in the cinema, as the customers want it. Johnny Depp received permission from the company to continue under the name of his brand "Infinitum Nihil". The work of the celebrity will be paid in TTU tokens. They are traded on a cryptocurrency exchange called Liquid. The partnership of Johnny Depp and such a platform is mutually beneficial for expanding the boundaries of cinema and popularizing the digital market, and precisely cryptocurrencies.

Maisie Williams

She is better known to the world as Aria Stark in the most popular medieval TV series "Game of Thrones". In 2020, the girl also decided to show interest in cryptocurrencies and invest her funds in Bitcoin. The young celebrity even turned to her Twitter followers to ask their opinion on the purchase of the crypto. Most of them told her that it was not worth doing this, but Macy did not listen to their opinion. Later, the girl posted a post with the words: “Thanks for the opinions. I bought the crypto anyway.”

Jay-Z

Famous rapper Sean Corey Carter, who performs under the pseudonym Jay-Z, has long had cryptocurrencies in his arsenal. The musician said that he wants to actively develop digital technologies and allocated 500 bitcoins to create and promote a special fund. This fund will focus its activities on expanding the capabilities and functions of Bitcoin. Jay-Z co-created it with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The main task of the fund is to promote cryptocurrencies to the masses. Also in 2018, the rapper backed the financial platform startup Robinhood, which allows users to trade crypto.

Gwyneth Paltrow 

Singer, writer and Hollywood movie star has joined the ranks of cryptocurrency fans. If you ask Gwyneth: “in which cryptocurrency should you keep your money?”, then she will answer without a doubt that you need to buy Bitcoins. The star is a consultant for the ICO project "Abra", which is working to simplify customer access to cryptocurrency. In 2008, the singer developed her own website, where she also publishes articles about cryptocurrencies, blockchain and crypto market news. She also writes articles on the subject of cryptos, one of them has the title: "The basics of cryptocurrencies".

Grimes

Canadian singer Claire Boucher, who gave birth to a child to Elon Musk, released her unique NFT collection, which earned more than $ 5 million in 20 minutes. The presentation of the tokenized collection was held on the Nifty Gateway platform. The artist created the tokens with her brother Mac Boucher, who is a digital artist. The tokens made up four paintings where the goddess lives in her fictional dimension. Part of the money earned from the collection of Claire always donates to charity. For example, she transferred funds to a private organization that deals with environmental issues, namely gas emissions into the atmosphere.

Lionel Messi

Messi is one of the most famous football players who has already become a world legend. At the end of 2017, he became the ambassador of the Israeli company Sirin Labs, which is developing the world's first crypto phone called "Finney". The phone is currently available for purchase in many countries. The main advantages of such a phone are the already built-in crypto wallet and mobile blockchain technology. Also, Messi's life began to be closely connected with cryptocurrencies after his transfer from the Spanish "Barcelona" to the French football team "PSG". The contract stipulated that the player would receive payment for the games in cryptocurrencies. Messi himself did not disclose the amount, but the media say that the salary is about 25-30 million euros.

Madonna

  The queen of music also could not stay away from the cryptocurrency fever. Many sources report that she has been favorably disposed to cryptocurrencies for a long time and has her own crypto wallet where she keeps her savings. The singer has also been involved in charity work since 2018. She teamed up with social networking site Facebook and blockchain platform Ripple to raise money in XRP for her Raising Malawi Foundation. The Foundation is engaged in helping orphans from Malawi who were left to their own devices.

Mike Tyson 

Recently, Mike Tyson is known to everyone as a pro in the world of boxing and an influential businessman began to argue that virtual assets should become an integral part of the global financial system and everyday life of ordinary people. Mike Tyson has been interested in crypto for a long time and has invested large sums in it, as he believed in its imminent progress. In 2015, he even launched his own bitcoin ATM system, which was a success. In addition, Mike's company has developed a mobile trading application and a virtual wallet that uses Bitcoin.

Terry Crews

During a trip to Milan, the Hollywood actor came up with the idea of ​​creating his own cryptocurrency. The thing was that he wanted to buy furniture for the house, but he did not have the required amount on his account. Then Terry turned to local banks for help, but they also refused him. The actor himself believes that the reason for the refusal was the color of his skin. After such an incident, he decided to issue his own coin, because the cryptocurrency is not tied to the race, religion, age and status of a person. In March, he introduced his cryptocurrency called “POWER” to the world at the Roll platform. Crews says that to promote and popularize his token, he uses the Discord application, where he already has a community of like-minded people. The actor plans to issue 10 million coins.

Serena Williams

The husband of the famous tennis player was one of the first to start investing in the Coinbase project back in 2011. Serena herself also invests in this crypto exchange and in similar cryptocurrency projects. The couple believes that the future has already arrived, as absolutely everyone has access to virtual assets. The total crypto portfolio of the tennis player is about $13 billion.

Snoop Dogg   

Back in 2017, the famous American rapper began investing in the Robinhood crypto platform, the main goal of which is to make the extraction of virtual coins as easy as possible. The company is aiming to make this feature as accessible as ordering a taxi or taking food out. Also, in 2013, the rapper put his music album “X” up for sale and provided fans with the opportunity to purchase it for cryptocurrency, namely Bitcoins. The media claim that the rapper has a lot of different cryptocurrencies in his arsenal.

50 Cent 

Another famous rapper who started investing and buying crypto. Earlier in 2014, he had already sold one of his albums for 700 bitcoins and accidentally forgot about that money. However, when Bitcoin updated its price in 2017, the singer remembered these coins and was pleasantly surprised, as the amount has grown significantly in three years.