Crypto Biz: Another billionaire admits he was wrong about Bitcoin, Feb. 25-Ma...
Citadel Securities will enter the crypto market, CEO Ken Griffin confirmed. DCG announced a $250 million share repurchase for Grayscale products. After spending years ridiculing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, Wall Street’s billionaire class is finally warming up to the idea of virtual assets powering the digital economy. This week, Citadel founder and billionaire Ken Griffin formally backtracked on his anti-crypto stance as he announced that his firm would begin offering digital assets to its clients. Of course, Griffin isn’t the only wealthy investor to have a change of heart, so we’re not....
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Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has admitted that he may be wrong about bitcoin after stating that governments will ban the cryptocurrency if it “becomes material.” Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates; his hedge fund is the largest in the world. Ray Dalio Open to Learning About Bitcoin Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has admitted that he may be wrong about bitcoin after stating last week that he did not think that cryptocurrencies “will succeed in the way people hope they would.” He further said that governments will outlaw bitcoin if it becomes....
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has said he remains bullish on gold and has no intention to invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin because such investment is a very risky business.
Sawiris Says Gold Still Safe-Haven Asset
In his remarks published by The National News, the billionaire reveals he believes it is wrong for people to make comparisons between gold and bitcoin. Sawiris, who is also the executive chairman of Cairo-based Orascom Investment Holding, insists gold is still the safe-haven asset.
“I’m still very bullish [on gold] and it is a safe....
Any chief economist will always favor an outcome positively affected the institution they work for. Financial experts and chief economists are often tasked with gauging the potential impact of a situation. The Bank of England’s Chief Economist made a grave miscalculation as far as the Brexit is concerned. Andrew Haldane admits his forecasts are incorrect, and his profession needs to adapt to regain public trust. Irrational behavior is hardly ever accounted for in the financial sector, even though it is a valuable indicator. Chief economists are slowly becoming a dying breed. Financial....
Company founder Ken Griffin has backtracked on his anti-crypto stance and wants his firm to offer digital assets to its clients this year. American multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel is poised to enter cryptocurrency markets this year.Speaking on Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, Citadel founder Ken Griffin commented on the current state of markets in light of recent geopolitical conflicts stating that they are at a “very volatile inflection point.”When the interview turned to digital assets, Griffin who has previously warned the younger generation away....
“If I’m wrong about these things I would love to be corrected,” said Dalio. In a Twitter thread posted on Tuesday, Dalio stated he believed that Bitcoin (BTC) was not an effective medium of exchange nor a store of value due to its volatility. He also asserted that governments could outlaw crypto assets if they became a threat to fiat currencies. However, he also admitted he “might be missing something” and invited others to chime in with their explanations. “I can’t imagine central banks, big Institutional investors, businesses or multinational companies using [Bitcoin],” said Dalio. “If....