Bitcoin\u2019s celebrity era is over as Paris Hilton\u2019s Bitcoin wallet and overall crypto portfolio have dipped to $60k.<\/p>\n
Four years ago, Paris Hilton and Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a shoutout to Web3 <\/a>and bought into the hype. Oh, how things have changed!<\/p>\n This time around in 2025, we didn\u2019t even have mass shitcoin celebrity euphoria. Everyone I talk to is bearish. All the YouTube creators<\/a> are bearish.<\/p>\n Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson learning about #Bitcoin<\/a> from the best pic.twitter.com\/EEasTKcStP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) April 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n Their posts bookended something that now looks like the final flare of Bitcoin\u2019s celebrity-hype era, so what went wrong?<\/p>\n DISCOVER: 20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n (Source: OpenSea<\/a>)<\/p>\n So let me get this straight:<\/p>\n A prominent public figure, known for his money, notices there\u2019s a lot of money in alts or NFTs<\/span> All jokes aside, or maybe not really a \u201cjoke,\u201d Hilton\u2019s appearance on CNBC in April 2021 was perfectly timed. Bitcoin had just broken $60K, NFTs dominated headlines, and she had allegedly been in the game since 2015.<\/p>\n Now her entire NFT portfolio is worth $60k.<\/p>\n \u201cYes! I\u2019m very, very excited about [NFTs] as well. It\u2019s definitely the future.\u201d<\/p>\n (Paris Hilton with the founders of the failed Ethereum project The DAO | Source: The DAO<\/a> (2015)<\/p>\n Her comments landed when one BTC was nearing its first major mania peak. But Hilton wasn\u2019t bluffing. She began buying BTC and ETH when they traded near $1,000 and $10, respectively. Or at least she alleges.<\/p>\n Hilton embraced NFTs<\/a> just as aggressively. She minted her first in 2019, sold it for charity, and later won \u201cBest Charity NFT\u201d<\/strong> at the 2020 NFT Awards. To her, NFTs weren\u2019t a gimmick but a new medium for artists.<\/p>\n \u201cI see NFTs as the future of the creator economy.\u201d \u201cArtists getting paid on secondary sales\u2026 it is mind-blowing.\u201d<\/p>\n DISCOVER: Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n One year after Hilton\u2019s cameo, Tyson appeared in a rooftop photo with Bitcoiners Saifedean Ammous, Alex Gladstein, and Dan Held. The market was wobbling. Inflation was spiking. Macro conditions were shifting. \u201cWhat if aliens come to Earth with much more computing power, couldn\u2019t they mine all the bitcoin?\u201d<\/p>\n (Source: CoinGlass<\/a>)<\/p>\n According to CoinGlass<\/a>, the number of BTC\u2019s retail-owned addresses has declined by 14 per cent since 2021, replaced by growth in institutional cold storage.<\/p>\n Unironically, the only jobs that are left are becoming an internet celebrity. Everything else is automated. Regardless, the Hilton-Tyson moment aged into a historical marker.<\/p>\n At the time, it looked like celebrity adoption. In hindsight, it served as a cultural bridge between crypto as fashion and crypto as infrastructure. But for now, these kinds of endorsements are dead.<\/p>\n EXPLORE: Singapore Denies Do Kwon\u2019s $14M Refund Demand For \u2018Stolen\u2019 Penthouse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Bitcoin\u2019s celebrity era is over as Paris Hilton\u2019s Bitcoin wallet and overall crypto portfolio have dipped to $60k. <\/p>\n In hindsight, it was a cultural bridge between crypto-as-fashion and crypto-as-infrastructure. But for now these kind of endorsements are dead. <\/p><\/div>\n The post Paris Hilton Bitcoin Wallet Tumbles to $60K: Did Secret OG Bitcoin Wallet Save Hilton\u2019s Bullrun?<\/a> appeared first on 99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bitcoin\u2019s celebrity era is over as Paris Hilton\u2019s Bitcoin wallet and overall crypto portfolio have dipped to $60k. Four years ago, Paris Hilton and Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a shoutout to Web3 and bought into the hype. Oh, how things have changed! This time around in 2025, we didn\u2019t even have mass shitcoin celebrity euphoria. 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Bull-Market Cameo Was Peak 2021<\/h2>\n
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\nCelebrity launches their own alt and advertises it<\/span>
\nRugs, the alt, and the c<\/span>elebrity are able to leverage his celebrity status for colossal profit<\/span><\/p>\nNeil deGrasse Tyson\u2019s Bitcoin Curiosity Marked the Cultural Peak<\/h2>\n
\nYet Tyson\u2019s questions showed a deeper curiosity:<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s Next For Celeb Crypto Endorsements?<\/h2>\n
Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n