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# 50 Cent Forgot He Had $8 Million In Bitcoin
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/50-cent-forgot-he-had-8-million-in-bitcoin/
- Published: 2018-01-26T08:23:14.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-26T08:23:14.000Z
- Description: Rapper 50 Cent is enjoying a surprise windfall of almost $8 million after suddenly remembering that he had a stash of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. According to Newsweek, 50 Cent gained the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/01/50-cent-forgot-he-had-8-million-in-bitcoin.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, hip hop, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, rap, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![50 Cent](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2d3b7e7970c-200wi "50 Cent")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2d3b7e7970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Rapper 50 Cent is enjoying a surprise windfall of almost $8 million after suddenly remembering that he had a stash of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. According to Newsweek, 50 Cent gained the bitcoins when he accepted the cryptocurrency as payment for his 2014 album Animal Ambition.”“I’m a keep it real I forgot I did that shit. Lol,” 50 Cent said in a now-deleted comment on Instagram.Newsweek reported that fans paid 50 Cent 700 bitcoin for the album, which only sold 124,000 copies. In 2014, Bitcoins were priced between $770 at the start of the year but were trading at the mid $350 range by December 2014\. Now, even after falling by almost 50% since the end of 2017, Bitcoins are trading at a comfortable $11120.00.50 Cent’s newfound crypto-windfall likely comes at a good time for the rapper. In 2015, he filed for bankruptcy after running afoul of federal and state tax collectors. According to Newsweek, the 42-year-old rapper paid more than $22 million since 2015 in the process of digging out.

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