The rapper Afroman, famous for his 2000 hit “Because I Got High”, will be speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference next month in Las Vegas. The artist, whose given name is Joseph Foreman, is coming off what some are calling the ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ trial victory, in which an Ohio jury ruled earlier this month that he did not defame sheriff’s deputies who invaded his home in 2022.
The artist went viral this month after prevailing in a legal ordeal that began four years ago when authorities raided his home to search for evidence for drug trafficking and kidnapping, but failed to find any. Afroman then released a song about the raid, with a music video including footage of the officers tearing apart his home and inspecting a lemon pound cake that was in his kitchen. Crypto boosters hailed his legal victory, identifying with the notion of feeling violated by government entities.
“[Afroman’s] story of standing up to power and winning resonates deeply with Bitcoin’s ethos of sovereignty and financial freedom,” organizers of the conference wrote on LinkedIn.
With the recent cancellation of Token2049 in Dubai, Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas will be one of the biggest crypto conferences this spring. Afroman will join a list of speakers including President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump, executive chairman of Strategy Michael Saylor, and the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Mike Selig.
The crypto industry is looking for reasons to celebrate after a brutal five month stretch. The price of Bitcoin is down about 47% since its all-time high in October to its current price of about $67,000, according to Binance. This tailspin comes despite a friendly regulatory environment under the second Trump administration.
When announcing Afroman’s appearance at the Las Vegas conference, the event organizers posted, “Vibes are guaranteed to be high.”