Ashton Kutcher suggests to use bitcoin against presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The statement has been made in a twitter post which gained nearly 400 retweets and more than 750 likes within 10 hours.

The hype is not surprising, though, because the actor has more than 17 million followers on twitter.



Kutcher shared his opinion earlier this day, after watching GOP presidential debates:



“Why do I get the feeling that the best hedge against a Sanders or Trump nomination may be buying bitcoin?”



The tweet of the celebrity bitcoiner gained momentum in Reddit, reaching the top of /r/Bitcoin subtread.



This is not the first time when the actor makes a statement concerning bitcoin. The star of Jobs seems to be keen on cryptocurrency. He spoke about bitcoin early in 2014, when the number of people who believed in the future of digital currency was much smaller than now. Investing in bitcoin is a smart way to make $25 work for you, he said.



In May 2013, shortly after the first leap of the bitcoin price, when it hit the mark of $100, Kutcher said: “I think bitcoins are obviously becoming more and more relevant.” He said that the activity of hackers who are trying to steal bitcoins is “a validator of the cryptocurrency itself.” Kutcher also gave publicity for bitcoin Black Friday in 2013 by sharing on twitter.



Ashton Kutcher is a famous actor, investor and ex-model. Being a professional investor might account for his interest in bitcoin. In 2011, Kutcher created a venture fund, A-Grade Investments, with Ron Burkle and Guy Oseary. The group supported multiple tech companies including Spotify, Airbnb, Foursquare, Fab, Uber, Dwolla and Path. Kutcher’s filmography includes The Butterfly Effect, Valentine’s Day, the documentary The Man who Saved the World, and the biopic Jobs, where he played the lead.

Andrew Levich