So Snoop Dogg just claimed to be a prominent NFT booster

Snoop Dogg, the well-known rapper, tweeted on Monday that he’s the one behind a Twitter account that discusses NFTs. Sure, this actually is a factor that’s occurred. Whereas Snoop Dogg has released NFTs before, that’s probably not something new for celebrities — working a Twitter account that constantly tweets about crypto, and proudly owning round 100 of the crypto tokens, nevertheless, can be one other degree. Is that this reveal actual? A prank? It’s unclear, nevertheless it positive is fascinating.

@CozomoMedici (seemingly named after a prominent Renaissance-era Italian banker) is a Twitter account that’s amassed fairly a couple of followers within the month or two it’s been lively and speaking about crypto. A part of what’s made the account splashy is that it’s seemingly spent millions on NFTs. The individual behind the Medici account has been speaking about releasing their private particulars for at least a few days now, even running a poll inviting individuals to guess at their true identification. (No, Snoop Dogg was not one of many choices, however AOC and the lead singer of Muse have been). It culminated immediately with the individual behind the account asserting that they have been going to tweet their identification from their private account, saying that it might be found as a result of they’re significantly well-known. 5 minutes later, Snoop Dogg tweeted “I’m @CozomoMedici.”

It’s tempting to make use of Medici’s involvement with Jason Derulo, singer of “Whatcha Say” and “Wiggle (feat. Snoop Dogg),” as proof of his prominence within the house. The R&B artist thanked Medici for helping him purchase a CryptoPunk earlier this month, however immediately’s (doable) reveal raises the query: did Derulo look to Medici as a result of they have been outstanding within the NFT house, or did he realize it was really one of his peers?

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Whereas the Medici account is comparatively new, solely being created final month, it’s nonetheless managed to achieve some notoriety, having been talked about in a story by crypto outlet The Block. The Medici OpenSea account additionally has round 100 NFTs in its collection (a few of which have been bought for thousands and thousands of {dollars} value of Ethereum).

I do know the query you’re asking… no, screaming… no, freestyle rapping at your monitor: has Cozomo de Medici purchased any Snoop Dogg-themed NFTs? Effectively, after all I went and snooped on their OpenSea account, and I discovered some issues that might be fairly amusing if Medici seems to truly be Snoop.

First, a couple of minutes after Snoop tweeted his confession, the Medici account purchased two weed-themed NFTs by an artist named NyanDogg. The account has additionally been despatched a cloud of blunt and Snoop-themed NFTs for the reason that reveal.

Hey, wait, isn’t that Snoop’s Twitter avatar?

There’s, after all, the likelihood that this can be a troll on Snoop Dogg’s half, or that Medici and Snoop coordinated this and the actual Medici’s identification continues to be unknown. The Medici Twitter account has preferred a ton of tweets regarding Snoop Dogg’s, however to be trustworthy, if Snoop claimed to be me, I’d like tweets about it too, even though I’m not really Snoop Dogg (so far as ).

It’s exhausting to inform what the fallout from all this will probably be. Will Snoop Dogg change into a thought chief within the NFT house? Will extra celebrities come out as having run crypto accounts (maybe Snoop’s pal Martha Stewart is Pranksy)? Or will this complete factor end up to have been an elaborate prank?

In the mean time, the reply to all of these questions is unclear, however there may be one concrete consequence of Snoop’s tweet: his mentions are actually crammed with individuals pitching him NFT initiatives. By no means thought I’d have that in frequent with him.

Ultimate be aware: whereas, once more, I can not stress sufficient that there’s no exhausting proof linking Snoop and the Medici account, there’s yet one more vital clue to level out: Medici usually signs off tweets with a wine emoji. who has his personal model of wine? Snoop Dogg. Case closed everybody, we’ve completely nailed it down.