ATL Computer Dude Social Media: May 2017

Did one of the internet’s biggest ‘stars’ just signal a top in bitcoin?

Dan Bilzerian’s penchant for automatic weapons, high-stakes poker, fast women and faster cars has made him a not-safe-for-work internet sensation. Now you can add go ahead and bitcoin BTCUSD, +8.30% to his list. Bilzerian told his 22.3 million Instagram followers on Wednesday afternoon that he “just bought a sh*tload of bitcoin” and that “it’s so crazy watching that sh*t f**king go up it’s like... betting a bunch of money on the Super Bowl.” Do you trust this guy’s judgment? Bilzerian, of course, knows all about betting a bunch of money. He once claimed he won $50 millionover the course of a year playing poker. He also said that he flipped a coin for $2.3 million and lost. —marketwatch.com Will you be next >>