Martin Shkreli claims to have been swindled of the $15 million he intended to send to Kanye West to own the exclusive rights to the rapper’s new album, “The Life Of Pablo.” The beleaguered American entrepreneur also claims to have spoken with Satoshi Nakamoto.
There’s been no link given to the sizeable Bitcoin transaction, which would be publicly verifiable on Bitcoin’s public ledger.
WHO THE FUCK HAS MY FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ?????????????????????????????????????
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli)February 14, 2016
I NEED MY MONEY BACK THIS ISNT A FUCKING JOKE WTF
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli)February 14, 2016
SOMEONE NAMED DAQUAN SAID HE WAS KANYES BOY AND I SIGND THE DEAL TO BUY PALBO AND SENT THE BITCOIN. CALL THE POLICE THIS IS BULSHIT
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli)February 14, 2016
Also, idiots, I've gotten in touch with Sitoshi (Bitcoin's creator) and he's agreed to help me get my money back. I always win.
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli)February 14, 2016
What’s quite possible is Shkreli is merely trolling, and none of this ever happened. Shkreli has not publicly spoken on Bitcoin in the past, and originally told West he had arranged for a loan to be made so that he might buy the new West album to make it part of the so-called “Shkreli Collection,” which so far includes Wu-Tang Clan’s $2 million album,Once Upon A Time In Shaolin.
I hope you all enjoy this stupid music SO much and the fact it has brought me so much pain and suffering. I quit rap.
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli)February 14, 2016
Shkreli rose to fame after receiving widespread criticism for raising the price of Daraprim – an antiparasitic drug 5,556 percent. He’s been referred to as the “most hated man in America.” He maintains his price increase would, first and foremost, harm insurance companies. The public did not buy the story.
His initial offer to buy the new West album of $10 million went ignored, and so he upped it to $15 million. Apparently, according to Shkreli, someone accepted the offer falsely claiming to be part of West’s camp. However, that person – apparently named Daquan – was not associated with West.
West’s new album, released over the weekend, has been at the center of attention in mainstream music outlets over recent days as West failed to release the album on time amid a series of tweets in which West told people to make their own rules by which to live.
West is somewhat of a master-troll. He has been somewhat of an experimental marketer during his career, and his use of Twitter has garnered him thousands of dollars, if not millions of dollars, in retweets and article headlines. It could be, recognizing the way of social media, Shkreli himself is looking to make a name for himself by trolling the interwebs.
While Shkreli claims to have lost $15 million in Bitcoin, it’s more likely no such transaction ever took place. Surely, for those who do not do their due diligence regarding Shkreli’s claims, the tweet will further cement the sketchy nature of the Bitcoin transaction.
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