Justin Bieber reported to have bought a Bored Ape NFT, but is this true
ambcrypto.comIt always causes a buzz when a celebrity decides to buy some crypto assets. But this might be the understatement of the year, judging by the explosion of emotions after singer Justin Bieber was reported to have bought a particularly notorious NFT.
It all started when several large crypto social media accounts definitively claimed that Bieber had bought a Bored Ape NFT [#3001, to be specific] for a jaw-dropping 500 ETH, or well over $1 million at press time. It’s worth noting that the ape in question was a tearful brown primate in a black shirt, set against a blue-gray background.
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>BREAKING: Justin Bieber has purchased Bored Ape #3001 for 500 $ETH ($1,310,125 USD) pic.twitter.com/FokCQ2GroZ— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 29, 2022
Soon, large news companies began to follow with similar reports. Bieber’s global audience expressed everything from admiration to disgust. However, the musician himself didn’t comment on the alleged purchase – or change his Twitter profile picture to make the official announcement.
Source: Bitcoin.com
Next came doubt and skepticism. A self-styled crypto investigator on Twitter who went by the name ‘$NOCOIN enthusiast’ raised questions about the validity of Bieber’s purchase, and even his crypto wallet.
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>The only thing linking Justin Bieber to this address is its name, his avatar, and a post he made about the NFT. He's never posted the wallet address for verification.Given the wallet was created when the «Inbetweeners» NFT project launched, could it perhaps be managed by them? pic.twitter.com/CALDoYydVx
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