It has been a celebrity-filled Tremendous Bowl.
We noticed Tim Cook dinner placing a energy stance. We noticed Taylor Swift selecting her nails and slamming a drink. And we noticed Jack Dorsey in a t-shirt that is making waves on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
Dorsey — the cofounder and former CEO of the platform — was photographed within the stands sitting with Beyonce and Jay-Z.
The tech mogul’s selection of clothes is attracting as a lot consideration as his A-list companions (and, oh yeah, the A-list occasion they had been at). That is as a result of Dorsey might be seen sporting a black t-shirt that claims “Satoshi” in yellow lettering.
Two issues to notice right here:
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Satoshi Nakamoto is claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin. Little or no is understood about Satoshi, together with, even, whether or not Satoshi is an individual or a bunch of individuals, however he’s credited with writing the unique white paper on bitcoin.
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The shirt is a riff on the long-lasting Nirvana Smiley Face brand, which — very like Satoshi — has equally apocryphal origins.
Dorsey has been a vocal supporter of bitcoin for years. In 2021, he tweeted, “Bitcoin adjustments *every little thing*…for the higher.”
He was concerned in a public and drawn-out spat with Vitalik Buterin, the cofounder of Ethereum, over which of the 2 cryptocurrencies is healthier.
In June 2022, he and Jay-Z launched Bitcoin Academy, a free, 12-week schooling course for folks residing in Marcy Homes, the general public housing advanced in Brooklyn the place Jay-Z grew up.
The 2 have been noticed collectively over time in locations starting from the Hamptons to Hawaii. In March 2021, Dorsey’s Sq. purchased a majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal for almost $300 million. (For extra on that, take a look at this useful historical past of their relationship my colleague Avery Hartmans wrote a few years in the past.)
Should you had been hoping to get your arms on a type of shirts your self, Etsy, as standard, has your again. On the time of writing, although, that precise merchandise was already in 15 carts, so if Dorsey is your private type icon, you’d higher hurry.
