If You Invested $1,000 In Bitcoin When Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey Opened The Bitcoin Academy, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Rapper Jay-Z has shown love for leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in the past and even used the crypto to help set up non-profits and community projects like The Bitcoin Academy, which was launched in June 2022 with Jack Dorsey.

What Happened: Jay-Z and Dorsey announced on June 9, 2022 that they would launch The Bitcoin Academy on June 22, 2022, adding a community initiative to help support the area of New York where the rapper grew up.

According to the company's website, The Bitcoin Academy is about "the future of money."

"Education is power. Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and Jack Dorsey are personally funding The Bitcoin Academy, a program for residents of Marcy Houses, in Brooklyn, New York, where Jay grew up. This program aims to provide education and empower the community with knowledge," the website reads.

The program offers free classes to Marcy Houses residents, which inc…