Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ Olatunji", better known as KSI, is a British rapper and YouTuber. He began gaining followers in 2009 when he launched his youtube channel and began posting video commentary on the FIFA video game series. 

After 12 years, the 28-year-old artist now has over 37 million subscribers. He's been named to the Sunday Times' Top 100 UK Influencers' and Tubular Labs' 'UK's Most Influential YouTube Creators' lists, and his channels have received over 8.5 billion views.

## KSI NFT investments

KSI has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club after purchasing a [Bored Ape](/news/article/bored-ape-nft) and kennel club dog.

In his [Twitter post](https://twitter.com/ksi/status/1429770910794403840?lang=en), he tweeted: " I've given in and bought an NFT. A Bored Ape Yacht Club"

![ksi 1.png](https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/prod-monitalks-media/ksi_1_c44c15d60e.png)

KSI holds the Bored Ape #2105. The NFT is a five-trait, bored-looking, unshaven mouth, golden brown fur ape dressed in a prison jumpsuit. KSI purchased the NFT for 25.4169 ETH, or about USD 83,875.

The following day, he tweeted: "I've paid over $23000 for a glowing dog."

He also bought glowing dog #2144 from the Bored Ape Kennel Club. BAKC golden dog is a radioactive fur puppy wearing a purple headband and a BAYC life preserver.

![ksi 2.png](https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/prod-monitalks-media/ksi_2_c16f5a1460.png)

## KSI crypto investments

The British rapper had a hard time with crypto. He lost around $2.8 million in the [Terra Luna crash](/news/article/terra-usd). The rapper claimed he purchased 100,000 Terra coins when the price dropped and had decided to hold them for a long time. But, with the [Luna crash](/news/article/terra-luna-collapse), he lost almost his entire value of his Luna investment. 

Before this, the rapper also claimed that he lost around 2 million pounds in crypto investments around Nov-Dec 2020, hoping to get good returns.

Crypto is a volatile space. It's always advised to conduct in-depth research before investing in the cryptocurrency market. 




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BitBoy Crypto delivers daily content on any crypto news, from the latest happenings in the crypto space to cryptocurrency trading advice.

[BitBoy Crypto](https://twitter.com/Bitboy_Crypto/) was founded by Ben Armstrong, one of the most popular crypto influencers in the history of cryptocurrency. Although others have influenced the crypto space significantly, BitBoy Crypto is a big name.

When cryptocurrency first emerged, it struggled to gain ground and stay relevant. It felt like it would never be accepted, but that changed over time. The crypto space has gained so much popularity globally that a day hardly goes by without seeing crypto news or article. Those behind the popularity of cryptocurrency are known as crypto influencers, and the founder of BitBoy Crypto is one of them.

## What is BitBoy Crypto?

BitBoy Crypto is a popular resource where daily crypto content includes news, crypto trading advice, and project reviews. The [BitBoy Crypto YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjemQfjaXAzA-95RKoy9n_g) was founded in 2018 by Ben Armstrong. Ben’s intent for starting BitBoy Crypto, according to him, was to expand the crypto community and create financial freedom for people.

BitBoy Crypto has become a go-to source for both old and new crypto investors, and is a known name in crypto.

##Top 5 Crypto Influencers

Ben Armstrong is among the most popular cryptocurrency influencers, but others are becoming established.

### Here's a list of five leading crypto influencers, in no particular order;

Ivan on Tech: Like Ben of BitBoy Crypto, Ivan is a YouTube cryptocurrency influencer who provides his audience with well-detailed videos on crypto analyses and other useful crypto tips.

Andreas M. Antonopoulos: Antonopoulos is a YouTube cryptocurrency influencer, but he also has a huge number of followers on Twitter. He engages his audience with insightful crypto content and also teaches how blockchain technology works. Understanding blockchain technology has often been seen as a difficult task, but Antonopoulos breaks it down quite well.

Lea Thompson: Thompson's content is always entertaining and relevant to her followers. She has thousands of followers both on Twitter and on YouTube and has had a good impact on the growth of the crypto market.

Crypto Jebb: Jebb provides his followers on YouTube and Twitter with all the information they need about [Bitcoin](/coins/btc). He refers to Bitcoin as the new gold.       

Michael Saylor: Saylor is a Twitter cryptocurrency influencer with millions of followers. He provides Bitcoin news every day. If you need to find out anything about bitcoin, you can probably get it from Saylor.

## What Does Crypto Influencer Mean?

Influencers are people that influence the lifestyle of their online audience through creating engaging social media content. From the above definition of who an influencer is, you have probably figured out what a crypto influencer means.

## What Does it Take to be a Crypto Influencer?

To become a cryptocurrency influencer, you must first know everything about crypto and its technology; I mean, you can't educate people on something you are not fully conversant with. So, you need to know how the crypto space works, and you also need to make it a point of duty to be aware of every useful crypto news. Secondly, you need to choose a social media platform where you can share your relevant content. There are plenty of platforms to pick from, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. Of course, the more engaging your posts are, the more followers you gain.

## Are Cryptocurrency Influencers Legit?

Remember that the crypto space is volatile, so, sometimes, the predictions from crypto influencers may be wrong or right. Before taking a prediction from an influencer, ensure you look into the person's track record. If the ratio of accurate predictions outweighs the wrong predictions, then they are good to go. Some imposters may pose as crypto influencers, so always DYOR.
Conclusion

New to crypto or not, following cryptocurrency influencers online is a good way to understand the crypto space. Helpful online crypto influencer sources like BitBoy Crypto have been known to be known to make the crypto space a lot easier for crypto investors.


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In a June 30 blog post, cyber intelligence firm Cyble stated that it has been watching the crypto malware known as "[PennyWise](https://pennywisecrypto.com/)," named after the monster in Stephen King's horror novel "It," and initially discovered in May. Cyber added that their investigation indicates that the stealer is an emerging threat. 

Data obtained from the victim's Computer include Chromium and Mozilla browser information, Bitcoin extension data and login information. It can also grab screenshots and take over chat sessions from apps like Discord and Telegram. 

The crypto malware PennyWise also targets cold crypto-wallets such as Armory, Bytecoin, Jaxx, Exodus, Electrum, Atomic Wallet, Guarda, and Coinomi, as well as wallets supporting Zcash and Ethereum by searching in the directory for wallet files and sending a copy of the files to attackers. 

The cybersecurity firm added that the PennyWise infultrates via YouTube mining education videos that offer viewers to download free Bitcoin mining software. The fraudsters create videos in which they advise viewers to follow the link in the description and download the free BTC mining software while also pushing them to disable their antivirus software, enabling the malware to operate successfully. 

According to Cyble, the attacker had 80 videos on their YouTube account as of June 30. However, the channel has since ceased to exist. Similar connections to the crypto malware PennyWise are still on some YouTube channels, with videos offering free NFT mining, cracks on paid software, free Spotify premium, and game hacks and modifications. Many of these accounts came to light in the last 24 hours.


## Who are behind these cyber-attacks?

Chainanalysis recently revealed that "low-skilled hackers" are deploying malware to steal assets from cryptocurrency holders, with crypto-hacking accounting for 73% of the total value acquired by malware-related addresses between 2017 and 2021.


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