Investment Veteran Says Amazon ’s Plans Didn’t Cause Bitcoin’s Recent Rally

Investment Veteran Says Amazon ’s Plans Didn’t Cause Bitcoin’s Recent Rally

Industry veteran Michael Lee was a guest in Maria Bartiromo’s “Mornings with Maria” on the FOX Business channel. He adamantly said that nor Amazon or their job posting was responsible for Bitcoin’s recent rally. According to Lee, the movements are “just a side effect of endless money printing going on.” Even though what he says […]


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