Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Holds Bitcoin From 2013 Amid Talk of Pu...

Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Holds Bitcoin From 2013 Amid Talk of Pu...

Social Capital, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm started by an early Facebook vice president, has held bitcoin since 2013.


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