Keanu Reeves has the most supportive fans. They think he's 100% wholesome. In the last recent years, The Matrix star attained a new level of fame that was confusing to some. Suddenly, the actor was everywhere on social media — memes, video clips, appreciation posts, Twitter discussions, etc. There's also a Keanu Reeves subreddit with nearly 13,ooo followers. He has a multigenerational fanbase that made 2019 his year. It marked his official comeback season. Within two months in summer, he did the third John Wick film, had a parodic cameo as himself in the Netflix flick Always Be My Maybe, and dubbed Duke Caboom in Toy Story 4.
All those projects received great reviews. Fans couldn't stop gushing about the actor on social media, making him "the internet's boyfriend," especially for being the "respectful king" who never got into sexual misconduct scandals involving his fans. He has this notable habit of making sure his hands are away from female fans asking to take pictures with him. No wonder he's loved. As a matter of fact, Reeves' fans treasure him so much that they made a cryptocurrency that celebrates their "love of Keanu, his dog, and his movies." Here's everything you need to know about this fandom investment.
The Dog That Inspired The Keanu Reeves Digital Currency
First, let's trace the beginnings of this said cryptocurrency which is called Keanu Inu, as in the Speed star himself plus the Japanese dog breed that's all over memes these days, especially in the crypto world. We'll dive into the financial aspect later. For now, let's talk about that scene in John Wick 3: Parabellum that inspired this Keanu coin. Yes, we're talking about Keanu Reeves uttering the simple words, "good dog" which had a lot of fans wishing they were that pitbull in that dramatic moment.
Fun fact: This furry character was played by two different dogs in Chapter 2 and Parabellum. John Wick's second installment had Burton who Keanu called Bubba while the third franchise had Cha Cha. The "good dog" phrase is one of the taglines of the Keanu-inspired digital coin. They use it to encourage investors in adding the currency to their crypto portfolios. You'll see stills from that scene used in many of their memes. They also have plenty of crypto-modified video clips and gifs from The Matrix.
What Keanu Inu ($KEANU) Is All About
The digital currency's official website describes Keanu Inu as "a fully decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency, owned in whole by its community with instant rewards for holders." It was also created "with the purpose of providing a meme coin" that utilizes the hype for the Shiba Inu dog breed. A meme coin is a cryptocurrency that has gained popularity in a short period of time due to influencers or investors promoting them online.
You've probably heard about a similar famous cryptocurrency — Dogecoin — that has an estimated $85 billion market capitalization as of 2021. Dogecoin is the pioneer of profitable, meme-inspired digital currencies. Its creators, software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer started this dedicated payment system as a joke in 2013. But Elon Musk's influence has made this satirical coin the "fun and friendly internet currency" many crypto investors consider a portfolio must-have these days.
There is currently no market cap data for the much younger Keanu Inu. But its investors are optimistic. Many of them believe in the "Keanu supremacy." This meme token has a "redistribution mechanism that rewards 2% of every single buy or sell directly to existing holders." Its creators also aim to continue the wholesome actor's legacy of helping people in need. According to them, Keanu Inu aims "to deliver something great by following in Keanu's footsteps in making regular charity contributions." Those are real fans right there.
Keanu's Actual Relationship To Cryptocurrency
In 2017, alleged quotations from Keanu Reeves circulated online. A now-deleted viral article made it seem like the actor was a bitcoin advocate. No legitimate sources were cited in that piece. But they were provocative statements that caught everyone's attention. The most memorable lines were that cryptocurrencies will "destroy the global elite" and "give power back to the people." If you've seen any quote linked to Reeves in some crypto ad, it's most likely a scam. Watch out.
The closest public association of Keanu Reeves with cryptocurrencies was his narration stint for the 2015 documentary Deep Web. The film focused on the pressing issues concerning the dark web, particularly that online black market called Silk Road that was shut down by the FBI in 2013 due to cryptocurrency-based transactions involving drugs, illegal data, and other contraband.
Its creator Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to prison for life. The FBI seized about 144,000 bitcoins from the darknet market site founder. That was worth around $8 billion on February 19, 2021, when bitcoin's market cap reached $1 trillion.