If the report of his 700 bitcoin haul is accurate, that means Jackson made around $460,000 in sales at the time and now holds bitcoin worth roughly $8 million , according to Coindesk. Jackson, one of the first high profile musicians to accept bitcoin in exchange for music, confirmed his windfall on social media.
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The original “50 Cent,” rapper Curtis Jackson, might be a little envious of Ruffer’s bitcoin trade. He was paid around 700 bitcoins for album sales in 2014, but they were converted into dollars before he received them . Those coins would be worth about $25 million today.
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