Controversial political commentator Alex Jones has made the bizarre claim that billionaire George Soros offered him $5 million to “pump Bitcoin.”
The 45-year-old Texan was speaking on Joe Rogan’s weekly podcast on a variety of topics including cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, and the US political landscape.
“I got told eight years ago – I got told by two different people, two very well-known rich people. They said: ‘George Soros likes you. He wants to work with you… [as does] Alexander Soros… you just need to stop attacking him… and by the way, we want you to pump Bitcoin.’”
Last April, it was reported that George Soros’ family office was entering the cryptocurrency markets, with a 25% rise in price soon after the announcement.
But Jones claims that Soros employed under-the-table tricks in the digital asset class by offering $5 million in Bitcoin to pump the price.
“I got offered at the time about $5 million worth of Bitcoin – I think it was about $38 million by the time it got there (the peak), and I refused it,” he added.
In spite of rejecting the alleged money offered to him, Jones remains bullish on cryptocurrencies moving forward after alluding to the gargantuan Federal Reserve.
“I believe in cryptocurrencies. I believe it’s the future. We have a private Federal Reserve that’s all fiat – I’m not judging anybody, I’m just saying: be careful,” he continued.
Alex Jones has been a key figure in the rise of the ‘alt-right’ in the US, attracting supporters like UK far-right advocate Tommy Robinson.
He claims to be a “conservative libertarian” but has often fallen under scrutiny for his stance on free speech, gun laws, immigration, and school shootings.
Libertarianism is firmly rooted in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, with many investors in the space believing in the ethical side of self-sovereignty and taking power away from governments, or as they like to label it, the ‘deep state’.
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