Rock band Kiss’ lead singer Gene Simmons has tweeted a cryptic message about bitcoin in response to a discussion on making cryptocurrency accessible to the masses. Simmons previously said he was interested in bitcoin, noting that its price goes up every time people think it’s dead.
Gene Simmons’ Bitcoin Tweet
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-born American musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. He was the frontman, bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the rock band he co-founded with lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley. According to IMDB, Simmons has appeared in films and TV 116 times.
He caught the attention of the crypto community on Tuesday when he tweeted a cryptic message in response to a thread about making bitcoin and ether accessible to the masses. Gemini cryptocurrency exchange founder Cameron Winklevoss started the thread by tweeting: “Technology won’t end racism. But it can remove bias from some interactions.” He added: “This is why I love Bitcoin and crypto. It’s permissionless. It’s unbiased. Math doesn’t care about the color of your skin, gender, orientation, etc.”
After multiple tweets on the subject, the exchange founder admitted that “getting people into this new system is the biggest challenge we face as an industry … It’s easier to buy bitcoin and ether if you are already in the old system. If you don’t have a bank account, it’s hard to get funds into crypto. We need to change this.” Simmons, who has 896.4K followers on Twitter, responded with a short tweet that reads: “I will. I am.” At the time of writing, his tweet has been liked 1.4K times.
While many people saw Simmons’ tweet as bullish, expecting mass adoption to follow, several asked him for an explanation of what he plans to do. Some
