Author: Curry, Deep Tide TechFlow
Unbelievable! Bitmine, the world's largest institutional holder of Ethereum, has invested $200 million in Beast Industries, the company behind MrBeast, the YouTuber with the most followers globally.
The former holds over 4 million ETH, with a market capitalization of over $13 billion; while the latter boasts 450 million subscribers across all platforms, making it the most subscribed personal channel in YouTube history.
Bitmine's chairman, Tom Lee, stated in a press release regarding this event:
"Our corporate values are highly aligned with MrBeast's personal values."
But I think it's not that simple.
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