A TikTok star who claims to have “around 25 million followers” has posted about bitcoin (BTC) on social media and launched a podcast series with Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, a prominent crypto advocate and broadcaster – in a move that commenters believe will have “12-year-olds” spending their “lunch money” on BTC.
Bryce Hall, 21, who built his fame on the TikTok platform, is also active on platforms such as YouTube, where he has almost 3 million subscribers.
He tweeted that he was “thinking of buying a bitcoin” – tagging American crypto luminaries such as the Gemini exchange co-founder Tyler Winklevoss and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.
thinking about buying a bitcoin today. thoughts? @APompliano @tylerwinklevoss @brian_armstrong https://t.co/if8GoRu2yI
— Bryce Hall (@BryceHall)
Legions of fans retweeted his post. And the crypto community was also out in full force, as were crypto naysayers – with all-too-familiar calls for Hall to climb onboard crypto projects of varying legitimacy, as well as forecasts of impending crypto-induced doom.
One Redditor commented, somewhat ironically,