LinkedIn Co-Founder: Bitcoin is in My Five-Year Investment Plan
LinkedIn co-founder, early Facebook investor and Greylock Partners partner Reid Hoffman has declared his enthusiasm for bitcoin in a new interview with CNBC's 'Squawk Alley'. The interview aimed to assess Hoffman's current opinion of opportunities in the market given his experience and success in early social media. Notably, despite the suggestions by show hosts that such industries as wearable technology, healthcare and home automation were areas that investors should be considering for investment over the next three-to-five years, Hoffman suggested he is increasingly focused on bitcoin.....
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