Apple isn’t buying $ 2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin, despite what you’ve heard – Apple (AAPL)

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Recent rumors suggest that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) bought $ 2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), following in Tesla’s footsteps (NASDAQ: TSLA).

What happened: ChainLeak CEO Joshuwa Roomsburg said in a Monday tweet that rumors, although he did not specify the source, suggest that Apple would announce a Bitcoin ad of 2, $ 5 billion the same day.

Rumor has it that #Apple announces today that they bought $ 2.5 billion in #Bitcoin

If this happens, I will buy the latest #iPhone TODAY! I won’t use it, I will just keep it as a souvenir for when #BTC started it climbs to $ 100,000. Imagine what the alts will do! pic.twitter.com/YyNWSuzz7V

– Joshuwa Roomsburg (@JoshRoomsburg) July 12, 2021

The tweet then took the crypto community by storm and made its way to the Bitcoinist industry media.

Apple’s purchase of Bitcoin appears to be an unthinkable PR nightmare and a very real possibility for the company at the same time.

On the one hand, we have the company’s co-founder, Steve Wozniak, who recently described Bitcoin as a “mathematical miracle,” and Apple’s job postings for crypto experts.

On the flip side, Apple is known to be a very self-conscious brand, and Tesla’s Bitcoin investment has met with backlash and pressure over claims that the network is too polluting.

Rumor has it

OnChain Capital CEO Ran Neuner said that “if negative odds were a thing,” it is the likelihood that he would define this rumor.

Apple is not announcing the purchase of $ 2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin tomorrow.

– Ran Neuner (@cryptomanran) July 11, 2021

Likewise, DevOps engineer Alexander Ross pointed out that the company is doing “nothing controversial” and that “Bitcoin does not fit its branding philosophy at this point,” so while such news would make him happy, he don’t think that’s likely. .

As yesterday – the supposed day of the announcement – fades further and further away, the odds of the rumor being true seem to be diminishing by the hour.

What collapses these possibilities even more is that with further research it seems that the real origin of it all is a joke made by cryptocurrency influencer Altcoin Gordon.

Gordon joked in a tweet on Friday that Apple would announce a $ 2.5 billion purchase of Bitcoin on Monday.

APPLE to Announce $ 2.5B PURCHASE OF BITCOIN MONDAY – SAUCES

– Altcoin Gordon (@AltcoinGordon) July 9, 2021

The tweet was vague enough that while its followers recognize the sarcasm of the post, others take it seriously and spread it more.

Sauce? https://t.co/VVL7v9VNKR

– Altcoin Gordon (@AltcoinGordon) July 13, 2021

Gordon himself apparently believes he is the source of the gossip, as he wrote in more recent tweets, where he asks for the sources on the reports and laughs when a follower suggests he could bring down the price of Bitcoin by compared to unmet expectations created by the influencer.

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