Snoop Dogg Reveals Rapper Is a Crypto Whale With Millions of Dollars in NFTs – Blockchain

This year, many popular hip-hop superstars such as Eminem, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Lil Pump, and many more have entered the non-fungible token (NFT) scene. On Monday, American rapper Snoop Dogg announced that he is an avid collector of NFTs. Snoop claims to be a pseudonymous Twitter account called “Cozomo de’ Medici,” an online figure known to hold millions of dollars in NFTs.

Snoop reveals his pseudonymous Twitter account

Last Monday, Snoop Dogg announced on Twitter that he “ Cozomo de' Medici ” an NFT collector who joined Opensea.io in August and also started a Twitter account that same month. The wallet on Opensea holds nearly $17 million worth of non-fungible tokens from various NFT collections such as Cryptopunks, Cosmoflowers and Snoop Dogg Cash. At the time of writing, Cozomo's Opensea account has approximately 207 NFTs.

Cozomo's NFT account regularly purchases NFTs and the account contains a variety of different types of digital collectibles. The Cozomo de' Medici Twitter account (@Cozomomedici) follows 247 people on Twitter, but 38,200 individual Twitter accounts follow Cozomo. The Twitter account bio also includes a link to the Opensea account and the bio notes that Cozomo likes to make.[Share] stories & insights from the wild world of NFTs.”

Snoop did not declare ownership of the Twitter account and Opensea profile until September 20, 2021. The American rapper tweeted: “I’m @Cozomomedici.” Every now and then, Cozomo also talks about NFTs and the phenomena behind the NFT ecosystem on Twitter.

“Did I imagine that my very first purchase of a “useless” JPEG would cost $2 million?” asked Cozomo on September 2nd. "Absolutely not. It should have been $4 million. Frens, today I'm sharing the uncensored story of how I entered the wild world of NFTs. From 0 to 8 digits in 30 days. Grab a glass, sit down and hold on tight," the Twitter account added.

Cozomo Gifts Ethereum to Lucky Follower, Some People 'Not Happy' with Dox

Doxing himself, Snoop took to Cozomo's Twitter account and gave away a single Ethereum ( ETH ) to one of his Twitter followers. “Dear Frens,” said Cozomo, “since I announced my dox, the events have occurred.” [that] most would neither believe nor understand. What I can share is that I have received an outpouring of kindness here on Twitter. And many say they prefer to know me as Cozomo and no one else.” Cozomo continued:

So I decided to do the following: To make things even more fun, I decided to give a gift to a random person who finds and shares the tweet, 1 ETH from the Medici vault.

Interestingly, Cozomo also added that some people who directly messaged (DM) the Twitter account before publication may want to delete their DMs.

“Some important and powerful people have found out about this dox and are not happy,” Cozomo stressed on Monday. "If we have had DM conversations, I sincerely and urgently request that you [to] delete them. Dad was on the phone. The dox will continue."

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