Has Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff Adopted a Pro-Bitcoin Stance?

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, like many other executives, has been skeptical on the topic of bitcoin (and likely digital currency as a whole), but his opinion may be changing. Why? Because he's not just watching the game from the sidelines. He's stepped into the field. A tweet published to his 20,000+ followers Monday read: Thx to @brian_armstrong for the @coinbase tutorial. I'm reconsidering my skepticism on Bitcoin. cc @SaraEisen. Rascoff, who also serves as a director for TripAdvisor, followed up with yet another tweet on the topic on Tuesday morning, noting he's managed to purchase....

It was back in mid-March when Zillow.com CEO Spencer Rascoff was reconsidering his bitcoin skepticism. He did so in the form of a Twitter post, announcing to the world he was the owner of some newly-acquired bitcoin. "Bought some bitcoin this morning," he wrote at the time. "Buckle up." "I look forward to exploring more about bitcoin in the future, and possibly investing more in the currency and the sector. Given the surprisingly high level of interest in this topic, I will also probably blog about my thoughts on bitcoin when I have time," he told NEWSBTC at the time in a statement. Now,....

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Phil Spencer, CEO of gaming at Microsoft and head of Xbox, directed some criticism at the idea of the metaverse and how it is being executed. Spencer remarked that for him, the current metaverse is a “poorly built video game,” but also that the sector was still in its early stages and will surely evolve. Phil Spencer Blasts Today’s Metaverse While the still unclear concept of “the metaverse” has been harnessed by several companies that want to leverage the advantage of being pioneers in an industry, other important personalities have criticized the current....