美国说唱传奇人物纳西尔·琼斯(Nasir Jones)(专业名称为 Nas)是加密货币的早期采用者之一,甚至利用他的艺术来营销该行业
American rap legend Nasir Jones, known professionally as Nas, has been one of the early adopters of cryptocurrency and even used his art to market the industry to the masses. On Apr. 30, 2021, a track titled "Sorry Not Sorry" was dropped, featuring Nas along with DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, James Fauntleroy, and Beyoncé. The song showed Nas rapping the lines, "I'm coin-based, basically crypto-currency scarface. Join us, there's gotta be more of us," in what was a clear reference to his stakes in Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) — the cryptocurrency exchange that went public just two weeks before. Nas invested in the company through his venture capital firm QueensBridge Venture Partners in 2013, a year after the trading platform was launched. Since its direct listing, the stock has been closely tied to the price movement of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's biggest cryptocurrency. An investment of $1000 in Bitcoin when the track was released on Apr. 30, 2021, would have fetched 0.017351 units of the cryptocurrency. Nas has been a visionary Bitcoiner and once famously said," “Bitcoin will evolve into an industry as big, if not bigger, than the internet.” The hip-hop star, whose albums like “Illmatic” have been chartbusters, bought the apex cryptocurrency when it was valued at $500, and continues to hold on to his stash, according to well-known Bitcoin journalist Pete Rizzo. Apart from Nas, Grammy award-winning rapper Eminem referenced Bitcoin in the song “Not Alike” from the best-selling album “Kamikaze."
美国说唱传奇人物纳西尔·琼斯(Nasir Jones)(专业名称为 Nas)一直是加密货币的早期采用者之一,甚至利用他的艺术向大众推销该行业。 2021 年 4 月 30 日,Nas 与 DJ Khaled、Jay-Z、James Fauntleroy 和 Beyoncé 合作的一首名为“Sorry Not Reason”的歌曲被删除。这首歌中,Nas 唱着歌词,“我是基于硬币的,基本上是加密货币疤面。加入我们,我们的人数会更多。”这清楚地提到了他在 Coinbase Global Inc.(纳斯达克: COIN)——两周前刚刚上市的加密货币交易所。 2013 年,即该交易平台推出一年后,纳斯通过他的风险投资公司 QueensBridge Venture Partners 对该公司进行了投资。自直接上市以来,该股票一直与全球最大的加密货币比特币(CRYPTO:BTC)的价格走势密切相关。当该曲目于 2021 年 4 月 30 日发行时,投资 1000 美元的比特币可兑换 0.017351 单位的加密货币。纳斯是一位富有远见的比特币支持者,他曾说过一句名言:“比特币将发展成为一个与互联网一样大(甚至更大)的行业。”据著名比特币记者皮特·里佐 (Pete Rizzo) 报道,这位嘻哈明星的《Illmatic》等专辑曾风靡全球,他在价值 500 美元时购买了顶级加密货币,并继续持有他的藏品。格莱美获奖说唱歌手埃米纳姆在畅销专辑《Kamikaze》中的歌曲《Not Alike》中引用了比特币。
At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $63,684.21, up 2.76% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Shares of Coinbase closed 4.79% higher during Friday's session, mirroring the apex cryptocurrency's rise on the day.
根据 Benzinga Pro 的数据,截至撰写本文时,比特币交易价格为 63,684.21 美元,在过去 24 小时内上涨了 2.76%。 Coinbase 的股价在周五交易中收高 4.79%,反映了顶级加密货币当天的上涨。
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