“Bitcoin investment will change the world from a transnational money standpoint not only for Africa but other continents,” said producer and recording artist Akon during the Milken Global Conference on Wednesday (30th April). His announcement is the most recent of celebrity endorsement that has helped the technology and digital currency to win the trust of the general public.
Numerous celebrities have been discovered to endorse bitcoins on different platforms such as Tv shows, twitter and so on. This is very interesting because most of them are not doing it based on any solicitations or paid crusades. They have invested on bitcoins on their own and experienced the tremendous benefits, which inspired them to commend bitcoins publicly.
Here is the rundown of celebrities who are discovered talking making positive remarks about bitcoins and the benefits associated with it.
ASHTON KUTCHER
Ashton Kutcher is the co-founder of venture fund A-Grade Investments and also an actor and has invested in BitPay, which is a payment processor that enables traders to accept payments in bitcoins. Last year at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY conference, he said: “The greater thing with bitcoin investment is: what can the decentralized technology actually do? Imagine if we could decentralize that issue of security, and also decentralize security.”
Ashton Kutcher is a highly tech-savvy individual and, this isn’t the first time that he has put resources into any tech related product. Before bitcoins, he has effectively contributed and made capital through Uber, Skype, Spotify Airbnb, and Foursquare.
MEL B
Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Salangsang/BFA/REX/Shutterstock (5895377hx)
Melanie Brown
Stand Up To Cancer event, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA – 09 Sep 2016
Mel B is a standout amongst other female celebrities, and she is renowned because of the role she played in X Factor and Last Christmas. She is the first celebrity in the music industry to accept payments on music bitcoin trading platforms. She has held hands with HashClouding, and her music records are accessible against Bitcoin Payments there. During the ceremony launching this service, she clearly made this statement, “I cherish how new technology makes our lives a lot easier, and to me, that is exciting.”
DONALD GLOVER
Donald Glover attends a premiere for “The Martian” on day 2 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Donald Glover is a well-known rapper and actor. He has numerous collections, his most popular being “because the Internet” through which he explained how people lived before the internet, after the internet and its future. He clearly stated, “We should start taking a look at currency on the Internet.”
When somebody made a subsequent inquiry, he made this statement; “Sure, I know many individuals have doubts; however I have this feeling that if everything is going online, why shouldn’t bitcoins? Being backed by gold appears to be old and nostalgic to me.
MIKE TYSON
Mike Tyson quickly loved the idea of Bitcoin investment and has regularly spoken about it, however, he also sees the industry as an opportunity to make an extra income of himself. Branded Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATMs is situated close to the Las Vegas Strip. He has also collaborated with a couple of online Bitcoin organisations to make a Bitcoin wallet service.
ROSEANNE BAR
Roseanne Barr is an actress and also a comedian, who became famous due to her eponymous sitcom and who has also kept contesting for president, among other political ambitions, started backing Bitcoin openly last spring.
Not long ago, she urged her Twitter followers to become informed about the digital currency so that they may invest in it.
JULIAN ASSANGE
Assange is the founder of Wikileaks. And he feels that the incentives and balances used to create Bitcoin are properly developed, and it is a factor that will help the currency to grow in popularity.