Chamath Palihapitiya Launches DeFi and AI SPAC

Key Notes An early Bitcoin investor has filed to raise $250 million in a blank-check company, “American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A”. The company will go live on the NYSE under the ticker AEXA and focus on AI and DeFi. Social Capital managing partner Steven Trieu will lead the SPAC as CEO while Palihapitiya serves as chairman. Chamath Palihapitiya, a billionaire and an early Bitcoin BTC $115 534 24h volatility: 0.4% Market cap: $2.30 T Vol. 24h: $37.33 B investor, has filed with the appropriate authorities to raise $250 million in…

Bitcoiner Chamath Palihapitiya files for $250M SPAC Focused on DeFi, AI

Early Bitcoin investor and billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya has filed to raise $250 million in blank-check company “American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A,” targeting the decentralized finance, AI, energy and defense sectors. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) would be led by Social Capital managing partner Steven Trieu as CEO and Palihapitiya as chairman, according to the registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.  The $250 million raise seeks to offer 25 million shares at $10 each under the ticker AEXA on the New York Stock Exchange.…

VC Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Explains the $500,000 Bitcoin Case: Countries Will Become Dual Currency

Chamath Palihapitiya, the founder and CEO of Social Capital, a venture capital firm, has explained how bitcoin could reach $500,000 or even higher price levels in the coming months. During a podcast, Chamath clarified that considering the price performance in the previous halving cycles, bitcoin could reach that level pushed by the adoption of countries […] Original

Popular Tech Investor Chamath Palihapitiya Says ‘Crypto Is Dead in America’

Chamath Palihapitiya blamed the US regulators for their heavy crackdown recently on the US crypto industry and all associated players. In the latest regulatory developments taking place in the United States, popular tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya shared a very cautious move about crypto assets. Over the last few years, Palihapitiya has been sharing bullish views about Bitcoin stating that it has replaced gold and that the BTC price would shoot to $200,000. Chamath Palihapitiya and His Opinion on Crypto During the latest interview on the All-In podcast, the tech investor…

‘Crypto is dead in America’: Tech billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya

Regulators in the United States have choked out the cryptocurrency sector to the point of death according to Bitcoin (BTC) bull and billionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya. “Crypto is dead in America,” he boldly claimed in an April 22 episode of the All-In podcast. Palihapitiya’s comment came in response to the news that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is now considering a move offshore. He pointed the finger at Gary Gensler, the Chair of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC): “Crypto is dead in America. I mean now you have Gensler even…