The Ledger
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Sorkin regrets not buying Bitcoin when Palihapitiya recommended it at $100
“I remember those moments fondly and sadly because I should have listened.”
Yakovenko: Bitcoin's original code is the coolest software in 20 years
“The coolest piece of software written in the last 20 years is, I would say, the Bitcoin, like, Nakamoto implementation.”
Cuban has held a massive Bitcoin hedge for five years
“So, I own, A ton of Bitcoin, first and foremost, right? Kind of a hedge. Have probably five years now.”
Friedberg: MicroStrategy's debt structure resembles a synthetic Bitcoin call option
“Well, I think the way the sailor financial structure is set up is it looks a lot like a synthetic call option on Bitcoin.”
Gracias: Holds a reasonable amount of Bitcoin as global political hedge
“I do have a, you know, a reasonable amount of Bitcoin as a hedge to political risk globally, and that's how we think about it.”
Chamath reveals he holds no Bitcoin directly due to key security risks
“I've structured it so that I don't hold any Bitcoin personally myself because I don't want to have the pressure and the risk of keys and coins and wallets and this and that.”
Sacks asserts Bitcoin is first digital asset impossible to infinitely copy
“Bitcoin is the first digital asset to ever be created that you can't create infinite copies of, right?”
Chamath bought a $1.6M Tahoe plot with 2,800 Bitcoins in 2014
“I fished this article out, but in 2014, I was buying a land at Marta's camp in Lake Tahoe. And I told the sales guy there, Jeff Hall, I said, Hey, listen, I'll buy this lot. If you let me buy it in Bitcoin because I wanted to promote. Bitcoin as a transactiona…”
Friedberg: Most assets and Bitcoin rely on collective expectations of higher prices
“Most assets are purchased under the premise that I believe the price will be higher tomorrow than it is today. And if we all believe that, then we will all buy it today. And we will all find more people buying it tomorrow. That's what Bitcoin is.”
Chamath Palihapitiya bought a car using Bitcoin via BitPay in 2012–2013
“I went to my local car dealership and I bought a car with Bitcoin using BitPay in 2000 and 12 or 13.”