Australian comedian Jim Jefferies has amassed a larger stack of Bitcoin than billionaire Elon Musk.
In a June 30 episode of Jefferies’ podcast I Don’t Know About That, the comedian revealed to “Invest Diva” Kiana Danial that he was slightly more informed about cryptocurrency than his comedy team apparently knew — his podcast staff typically select topics the comedian has little or no knowledge of.
“I have one Bitcoin,” Jefferies said, “I bought it as a bit of a laugh just on the Robinhood app just to see what this crypto is all about.”
The comedian said he currently owns $9,612 “worth of a Bitcoin” but Danial determined Jefferies hadn’t yet transferred his token to a wallet — and of course, “not your keys, not your Bitcoin.”
The purchase of 1 BTC makes him richer in Bitcoin terms than tech billionaire Elon Musk, who confirmed in May that his Bitcoin holdings were still at a measly 0.25 BTC — $2,347 at the time of writing.
Jefferies’ net worth is estimated close to $9 million, meaning his crypto investment makes up just 0.1% of his assets — a little less than billionaire Paul Tudor Jones’ 1%.
Hilarious grasp of crypto
As the podcast is intended to be both educational and entertaining, Jefferies listened to Danial explain some basic crypto terms and history.