Drake Wins Big In Bitcoin

February 15, 2023 Story: Divya Sinha

According to a post on Drake's Instagram, on Sunday superstar rapper Drake placed 7 bets totalling $965,000 in Bitcoin on Super Bowl.

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Drake made all these bets through a partnership with Stake which is an online gambling website.

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His most expensive bet was $700,000 in Bitcoin on the Kansas City Chiefs to win the game.

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Among 7 bets, some other wagers include a $50,000 bet on Patrick Mahomes scoring a touchdown, and Juju Smith-Schuster scoring the first Chiefs touchdown.

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Kansas City Chiefs got the victory as they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the season finale.

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Drake made a $512K profit in Bitcoin because of the Chiefs winning the game.

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At the press time, the BTC price is trading at $22,164.

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