In quite the confusing turn of events, Gene Simmons of Kiss fame is looking into Bitcoin and crypto.
On September 15th, Tyler Winklevoss of Gemini tweeted a thread about Bitcoin and the crypto space, commenting on the ongoing state of this nascent industry:
“This is why I love #Bitcoin and crypto. It’s permissionless. It’s unbiased. Math doesn’t care about the color of your skin, gender, orientation, etc. But getting people into this new system is the biggest challenge we face as an industry. It’s easier to buy #Bitcoin and Ether if you are already in the old system. If you don’t have a bank account, it’s hard to get funds into crypto. We need to change this.”
Gene Simmons, who follows Winklevoss and a number of other accounts about Bitcoin (@Bitcoin, the Winklevoss Twins, etc.), shared the tweet seen below.
I will. I am. https://t.co/GQJMpDUYCH
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) September 15, 2020
Many in the space saw this as validation that Simmons is interested in cryptocurrencies. Since he follows a number of accounts in the space, this statement is not entirely unfounded.
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Not Simmons’ First Time Looking At Bitcoin
This is not his first time looking at Bitcoin.
Speaking to The Street, he said that he is “interested in bitcoin, but only as a piece of the [investment] puzzle.” The investor