Rapper Jay-Z has shown love for leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in the past and even used the crypto to help set up non-profits and community projects like The Bitcoin Academy, which was launched in June 2022 with Jack Dorsey.
What Happened: Jay-Z and Dorsey announced on June 9, 2022 that they would launch The Bitcoin Academy on June 22, 2022, adding a community initiative to help support the area of New York where the rapper grew up.
“Shout out to @Jack. #Bitcoin Academy, starting in Marcy, a place that taught me so much, is hopefully the first of many. The simple goal is to provide people tools to build independence for themselves and then the community around them,” Jay-Z tweeted.
According to the company’s website, The Bitcoin Academy is about “the future of money.”
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