50 Cent forgot he took 700 bitcoins for a 2014 album. Now, they’re worth $7.5 million

By: Bill Chappell 

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50 Cent was among the first musicians to accept bitcoin for his work, starting with his 2014 album Animal Ambition. He’s seen here days after the album’s release in June of 2014. Reuters

When 50 Cent agreed to accept bitcoin for purchases of his 2014 album Animal Ambition, a unit of the cryptocurrency was already worth hundreds of dollars — but the value of those sales has since skyrocketed, and the rapper’s bitcoin holding is now reportedly worth more than $7.5 million.

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