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
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…
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…
Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya has sold 15% of his position in the crypto and stock trading platform and finance company SoFi. The company went public earlier this year through a merger with a blank-check company led by Palihapitiya, and was valued originally at $8.65 billion and now has a market cap of $17.04 billion. Palihapitiya, a Bitcoin billionaire and former senior executive at Facebook, confirmed his move to sell SoFi stock via a tweet on Nov. 19. 1/ Many of us are trying to make sense of what’s happening in the…
Virgin Galactic’s chairman and CEO of Social Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya, says bitcoin has effectively replaced gold. Having predicted that the price of the cryptocurrency would hit $200,000, the executive said bitcoin’s “market cap is just going to grow.” Palihapitiya: ‘I Can Pretty Confidently Say That Bitcoin Has Effectively Replaced Gold’ Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya talked about bitcoin in an interview with CNBC at the Delivering Alpha Conference last week. The billionaire executive is also the founder and CEO of Social Capital. Earlier this year, Palihapitiya predicted that the price…
The Founder of Social Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya said Buffett, Munger, and Gates are wrong about their negative assessment of Bitcoin. Like Buffett and Munger, the Canadian venture capitalist is also considered something of a savvy investor. However, when it comes to cryptocurrency, that’s where the similarities end. Palihapitiya Defends Bitcoin During a CNBC interview, a series of short clips featuring Buffett, Munger, and Gates was shown. On Bitcoin, Buffett said, “the asset itself is creating nothing.” Whereas Munger led with “I think it’s a scum ball activity.” While Gates holds…
Virgin Galactic has had to postpone several space flights prompting SPCE stock investors’ lack of confidence. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) stock extended yesterday’s dip during Friday’s premarket and is still down after the market opened. According to market data provided by MarketWatch, SPCE stock closed Thursday trading at $30.30, down 5.4%. Meanwhile, they were down approximately 7.49% during Friday’s pre-market and are down 13% at the time of writing. The dip has been attributed to a decision by Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya to sell off 6.2 million…
Although Bitcoin is currently used as a hedge unit in most portfolios, Palihapitiya thinks it will transit to something much more important in the near future. Renown Bitcoin maximalist and billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said during a recent interview that Bitcoin could hit $200k in five years if the current conditions prevail. According to Palihapitiya, more investors are coming to terms that the governments are not reliable thus an urgent need for a reliable hedge factor in their portfolios. Whereby Bitcoin perfectly falls into place as a reliable portfolio…
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has risen dramatically over the past days and weeks, recently wheeling past $40,000. An asset largely untied to governmental authority, Bitcoin is a hedge against global uncertainty, according to venture capitalist and billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya. Citing a possible five or 10-year time horizon, Palihapitiya said he thinks Bitcoin will likely reach $200,000 at some point. “The reason is because, everytime you see all of this stuff happening, it just reminds you that wow our leaders are not as trustworthy and reliable as they used to be,” he…
The number of bitcoin giveaway scams has been increasing rapidly amid rising prices of cryptocurrencies and deepening economic crisis worldwide. These scams claim that famous people are giving away bitcoin, such as Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg. Bitcoin Giveaway Scams on the Rise Bitcoin giveaway scams claiming that celebrities are giving away bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies are on the rise as unemployment grows during the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crises. Videos featuring live interviews with Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath…