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Rapper 50 Cent, Who Bragged About Owning Bitcoin, Now Denies It

Last month, the artist, whose is filing for bankruptcy, said he "forgot" he owned the cryptocurrency, which by some estimates would have been worth nearly $8 million.

First, he forgot about owning millions of dollars' worth of bitcoin. Then he bragged about it. Now, 50 Cent, who is filing for bankruptcy, says he never owned any of the digital currency after all.

As , the rapper, whose given album. A report subsequently reported an estimate of the amount he received was about 700 bitcoin.

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