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Meet The Young Entrepreneur Who Is Interested in Cryptocurrency
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Meet The Young Entrepreneur Who Is Interested in Cryptocurrency refers to a series of exploitable image macros about the young entrepreneur Youssof Altoukhi who is interested in cryptocurrency. The extremely posh portrait of him went viral in August 2021 after Forbes shared it via a tweet, leading to memes in the following days.
Origin
On August 5th, 2021, Forbes Magazine tweeted a link to a recent article they wrote about, "Youssof Altoukhi: 16-Year-Old Entrepreneur Aiming To Increase Equality In Decision Making Among Cryptocurrency Projects."[1] The tweet (shown below) gained roughly 5,900 likes and 13,600 quote tweets over the course of one day.[2]
![Forbes 16-year-old Crypto Millionaire Forbes Forbes @Forbes Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX7408 HUAWE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/389/089.png)
Spread
On August 5th, the original tweet received roughly 13,600 quote tweets in only 24 hours. Twitter users began cracking jokes about the 16-year-old's resemblance to Sammy Classic Sonic Fan (shown below, left)[3] and Austin Powers (shown below, right),[4] among other people.
![SammyClassicSonicFan all grown fr Chadtronic @Chadtronic is that. SammyClassicSonicFan? Forbes Forbes @Forbes · Aug 5 Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX74d8](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/392/ffc.png)
![Austin powers 2021 Parker Molloy O @ParkerMolloy · 19h Why is he dressed like Austin Powers, though? HUAWEI Forbes Forbes @Forbes · Aug 5 Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX7408 41 27 75 1.3К A Tip](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/399/6b3.png)
The idea of a "16-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur," his exaggerated appearance and his appearance in Forbes, made the scenario easily memeable to many online. Celebrities and other Twitter personalities with large followings, like comedian Sam Morril (shown below, left),[5] or debo from Twitter (shown below, right),[6] took the opportunity to make him into memes.
![Sam Morril weighs in „OT THIS Sam Morril @sammorril · 20h Wes Anderson presents Austin Powers Rorbes Forbes @Forbes · Aug 5 Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX74D8 37 27 270 3K A Tip](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/397/9d7.png)
![debo tweet debo @killmefam · 18h Hmm yes. The big chungie nuggies with extra poggie sauce Rorbes Forbes @Forbes · Aug 5 Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX74d8 27 251 3.3К A Tip](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/400/ebc.png)
Various Examples
![Hey bros! Fellow entrepreneur here, looking to invest in crypto! Hey bros! Fellow entrepreneur here, looking to invest in crypto! HUAWE How about I invest my fist in your face? Aw, did mommy pack a couple hundred K in your lunchbox? If I don't read about you wiping out a bunch of medical or student loan debts in one week's time, I will find you and make you eat that little suit.](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Meet the 12 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: Shooter 1/2 on a 2x McGavin @getderb Replying to @Forbes Meet the 12 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency:](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/442/f09.png)
![he/she millionaire hood barbie @MilkMan409 How much can he/she bench? Forbes Forbes @Forbes · Aug 5 Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX74d8](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/393/6a1.png)
![lmao A3 @thekingoftimbs · 21h •.. meet the 17 year old ratioer interested in ratioing you Rorbes Forbes @Forbes · Aug 5 Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX74d8 27 123 1.3K Δ Τip](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/394/65c.png)
![tell me i'm wrong Scott Frerichs = @KaiserNeko · 14h •.. TELL ME I'M WRONG Rurte Forbes O @Forbes · Aug 5 Meet the 16 year old entrepreneur interested in cryptocurrency: trib.al/JAX74d8 47 27 258 1.8K A Tip 000](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/166/402/291.png)
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External References
[1] Forbes – Meet Youssof Altoukhi
[3] Twitter – @Chadtronic
[4] Twitter – @ParkerMolloy
[5] Twitter – @sammorril
[6] Twitter – @killmefam
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