Afroman Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 Speaker

Afroman has been formally confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026. Born Joseph Foreman, the Grammy-nominated rapper finest identified for his 2001 hit “As a result of I Bought Excessive” arrives in Las Vegas this April not simply as an artist, however as somebody who spent three years in court docket defending his proper to say what occurred to him.

In August 2022, regulation enforcement officers from the Adams County, Ohio Sheriff’s Workplace raided his dwelling on suspicion of drug trafficking and kidnapping. Nothing unlawful was discovered, and no costs have been filed. Afroman did what artists do and he made music about it. Utilizing his own residence surveillance footage, he launched a collection of movies documenting the raid, essentially the most viral of which, “Lemon Pound Cake,” was named after a second within the footage by which an officer appeared to do a double take at a cake sitting on his kitchen island. Seven of the officers sued him in 2023 for defamation and invasion of privateness, collectively in search of practically $4 million in damages.

On March 18, 2026, only a month earlier than Bitcoin 2026, a jury dominated in Afroman’s favor on each rely after a three-day trial in Adams County Frequent Pleas Court docket. All through the proceedings, Afroman defended his work on First Modification grounds, arguing he had the fitting to make use of the footage to cowl damages from the raid, together with a damaged gate and entrance door. Strolling out of the courthouse, he informed reporters: “I didn’t win, America gained. America nonetheless has freedom of speech. It’s nonetheless for the folks, by the folks.”

His presence at Bitcoin 2026 extends past the stage. The American flag swimsuit he wore all through his authorized battle can be on show within the Bitcoin Convention Artwork Gallery as a part of Relics of a Revolution, an exhibition exploring protest artwork and uneven responses to institutional energy all through Bitcoin’s quick historical past, with the swimsuit up for public sale by means of Scarce.metropolis. For the primary time ever, attendees will be capable to see Afroman take the Bitcoin Convention stage in particular person — catch him dwell at Bitcoin 2026, April 27–29 at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.