Nipsey Hussle Called Bitcoin A Form Of ‘Karma’ Against ‘Crooked’ Traditional Banking System — Why The Grammy Winning Rap Legend Believed King Crypto Would ‘Create An Option’

Grammy-winning rapper Ermias Joseph Asghedom, better known by his stage name Nipsey Hussle, developed a conviction for cryptocurrencies much before they became a viable mainstream investment option.

What happened: During a 2018 interview with Hard Knock TV’s Nick Huff Barili, the Los Angeles-born music artist famously described cryptocurrencies as a form of “Karma.”

In a classic libertarian take, Hussle said cryptocurrencies were created as an “equalizer” by techies and software developers against the “crooked” model of traditional banking.

“It’s just like the …

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