Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson made a lot of money by being an early believer in Bitcoin, has reported TMZ.com Tuesday. After giving a chance to cryptocurrency 4 years ago, it is now reaping profits that amount to more than 7 million dollars, according to current exchange rates.

50 Cent becomes the first rapper to accept Bitcoin as fifth album "Animal Ambition" released in 2014. At $ 5.50 the copy that equated to 0.0088 BTC in 2014, the "genius of "Unexpected" money made about 700 bitcoins worth more than $ 400,000 that year.

The rapper He would have kept all his bitcoins without selling them for years until 2018. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency has grown enormously – with a current price of around 11,000 $, Jackson's 700 pieces are now worth more than $ 7 million.

50 Cent confirmed the news of his success "Hodling" on Twitter:

He also posted on Instagram: "Not bad for a child from South Side, I am so proud of myself ", commenting that he had forgotten that he even owne

TMZ claims that 50 Cent could think twice about withdrawing its earnings now. Given that the global cryptocurrency market has declined significantly over the last month, it may be better for 50 cents to install there, if it can afford it.