Joe Rogan has become a major name in the podcasting world. He’s hosted big names like Elon Musk, Mike Tyson, Edward Snowden, and even President-elect Donald Trump on his show, The Joe Rogan Experience.
Rogan isn’t just about interesting conversations. He has a strong interest in Bitcoin (BTC/USD), the leading cryptocurrency, and he owns a significant amount of it.
Back in April 2014, Rogan shared his Bitcoin address publicly. A quick look at this address on mempool, a site that tracks Bitcoin transactions, revealed he has a balance of 5.243 BTC. That’s worth about $502,011 at today’s prices.
Interestingly, Rogan hasn’t spent any of his Bitcoin in over ten years. A decade ago, his stash was only worth $1,645. Now, that’s a jaw-dropping increase of 30,417.4%!
Examining the balance history shows a steady rise starting in late April 2014, right after he went public with his address. By December of that year, his balance had climbed to 5 BTC and then stabilized around 5.24 BTC.
Some people think Rogan’s long-term holding shows his strong belief in Bitcoin. Others have different ideas. Bitcoin expert Jameson Lopp joked in a February post, “How much you wanna bet he lost the key?” Another user, Daniel Brr, suggested Rogan should donate the Bitcoin to charity if it’s not a big deal for him.
Brr commented, “Seems like he just forgot people gave him BTC at that address and doesn’t care either way. It might be better to give it to charity than eventually lose track of it.”
While Rogan might not be keeping a close eye on his Bitcoin, his faith in the cryptocurrency is clear. In a podcast episode with OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, Rogan called Bitcoin the “real fascinating cryptocurrency.” He believes it has the best chance of becoming a “universal viable currency.”
Rogan first mentioned Bitcoin on his podcast over ten years ago, back in 2013, when it was trading at just $123.
As of now, Bitcoin is trading at $95,524.55, up 2.77% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.