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Lieberman assigns a 25% to 50% chance Bitcoin goes to zero
“The amount of money I have in Bitcoin, I have to be okay with that going to zero because there is a, you know, what I would personally assign a 25 to 50% chance of that happening.”
Lieberman: Bitcoin Is the Front-Runner to Replace Gold
“Well, the view is that there is a very good chance that something is going to replace gold as a store of value. And if that happens, Bitcoin is the front runner to become the new gold, or as people refer to it, the digital gold.”
Lieberman: Bitcoin Is Unlikely to Become a Transactional Currency
“Some people believe Bitcoin also has the potential to become a medium of exchange or a currency where you can actually Go to a store and pay in Bitcoin. You can transact with people in Bitcoin, but given certain limitations to the cryptocurrency, I see that be…”
Lieberman: Smart Contracts Differentiate Ethereum From Bitcoin's Currency Model
“So smart contracts really is the feature that underpins Ethereum. It is the defining characteristic that transforms Ethereum from a singular currency that functions like gold, aka Bitcoin, to a programmable blockchain or technology that hundreds of companies c…”
Lieberman Bought Bitcoin at $35,800 in Mid-2021
“So a few days ago, I bought Bitcoin. The price was 35,000 dollars. I actually was 35,800 dollars”
Ethereum was envisioned as an evolved AWS for new digital economies
“If Bitcoin was imagined as a digital version of gold, Ethereum was imagined as an evolved version of Amazon Web Services, or AWS, where an entire economy of new applications and products could be built on top of Ethereum.”
Lieberman: Ethereum market cap is 41% of Bitcoin's
“Ethereum specifically is only 41% of the market cap of Bitcoin.”
Lieberman: Ethereum was built to expand decentralization far beyond finance
“Vitalik Buterin's bet was that in the same way a financial asset like Bitcoin could benefit from decentralization, many other types of businesses and agreements could benefit from getting rid of the middleman and creating a transparent record for all to see, f…”