Andrew Tate was one of the most controversial figures throughout 2022.
Most of his internet fame came amid problematic comments about everything from women to fame, to money, and of course, to crypto.
Last year in May, the self-proclaimed "most famous man alive" sent out a tweet, disavowing Bitcoin and "any other crypto" in all caps.
This week, however, Tate appears to have made a u-turn, after hinting at something interesting.
Twitter has become divided as some accuse the "Top G" of being a hypocrite and a scammer, while others bubble with excitement.
Here are all of the details:
As we have previously established, Tate is no stranger to controversy.
From 2022 until date, the former kickboxer has been accused of everything from violence against women, racism, rape and even human trafficking.
Tate also has also once claimed to be a "trillionaire", flaunting lavish cars, houses and expensive watches while bashing crypto.
However, his relationship with Bitcoin came further into the light when in a recent house bust with the Romanian authorities, Tate got several high-end assets like cars, houses and—get this—about 21 Bitcoin seized by the police.
This troubled relationship between Tate and crypto hit its peak when this week, Tate tweeted that he was considering launching his own crypto token, which he intends to back with $100 million of his own personal funds.
Even further, Tate mentioned that he would give early access and a discount to members of his online "hustlers university".
He also said that he would give early access and a discount to members of his online course, dubbed "Tate's University".
"50,000 retweets and it's a deal," Tate said
This tweet did not get the support that Tate had hoped for.
Tate's post only got about 1.1 million views and 21,000 retweets, before getting deleted, mere hours later.
Several members of the Twitter community bombarded Tate's motives with questions, calling him a hypocrite and creating memes out of the situation.
A good example of this is @BiTSHaMMy here, who reminded Tate about his anti-crypto stance from last year.
Others speculate that this might turn out to be a pump-and-dump scam, in which Tate would artificially raise the token's price before selling it, leaving his supporters with worthless coins.
Trust the crypto community to come up with the memes:
All of these responses might have prompted the tweet deletion from Tate, who then posted another message, telling his fans to sign up to his email list, if they wanted to learn more.
Interestingly enough, Tate commented under blockchain scam detective, Coffeezilla's tweet, suggesting that he might have been joking with the tweet from earlier.
So far, it remains unclear whether Tate was serious about launching this cryptocurrency or was just attention-seeking.
However, many have speculated over which platform he plans to use, and what the value proposition of buying said coins will be.
Most likely, Tate's coin will be a memecoin like Doge or SHIB, which rely on social media hype to rally in price
Regardless of his intentions, Tate has undoubtedly generated some debate and interest in the crypto community.
It remains to be seen if he will proceed with his idea, but one thing is for sure:
The crypto community will probably not be welcoming to him anytime soon.
Disclaimer: Voice of Crypto aims to deliver accurate and up-to-date information, but it will not be responsible for any missing facts or inaccurate information. Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile financial assets, so research and make your own financial decisions.