Bill Maher Mocks Bitcoin, Citing Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Nassim Taleb
American comedian and television host Bill Maher mocked bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including dogecoin, on his show Friday. He quoted several bitcoin critics: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and “The Black Swan” author Nassim Taleb. Bill Maher Admits He Doesn’t Get Bitcoin Television host and political commentator Bill Maher mocked bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on his Real Time with Bill Maher show Friday. Naming bitcoin, dogecoin, and a few other cryptocurrencies, he said as far as he is concerned, dogecoin is “the....
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The famous author of The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, says investors should not buy bitcoin. To hedge against the current turbulent market, he advises buying stocks or real estate, emphasizing that bitcoin has no connection to inflation or “anything economic.” Nassim Taleb Advises Against Bitcoin Investing Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the famed author of “The Black Swan,” has shared his view on bitcoin and on how to hedge against the current turbulent market in an interview with CNBC Friday. Taleb is a Lebanese-American scholar, mathematical statistician, former....
On February 12, the well known Lebanese-American essayist and risk analyst, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, declared that the leading digital currency bitcoin is a failure, at least for now. Cryptocurrency fans have been upset by Taleb’s recent statements, after it seems the renowned author has done a complete 180 after supporting the crypto asset for years. Nassim Taleb Is Not Impressed With Bitcoin These Days Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a very popular author, mathematical statistician, and scholar. Over the years, Taleb has been very critical of today’s monetary system, the current....
Bill Gates has updated his stance on Bitcoin since calling it simply a "technological tour-de-force" months ago. Earlier today, speaking with Bloomberg TV's Erik Schatzker, Bill Gates admitted "the Bitcoin technology is key." Earlier today, Bill Gates gave the final speech at SIBOS 2014, the annual SWIFT banking conference held this year in Boston. The Gates Foundation recently pledged $50 million USD to fight Ebola worldwide. In his speech, Bill Gates shared his vast well of experience with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations' efforts to combat financial inequality around the world.....
The mention of Dogecoin still got a few cheers from the socially distanced audience. Bill Maher did not hold back criticizing cryptocurrencies from Bitcoin to Dogecoin, implying the whole space was fake and yet still required an incredible amount of real energy.Speaking in the New Rules segment on his show Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, the comedian said the goal of mining crypto was to “make something that is purposefully arbitrary.” Comparing the crypto space to a virtual game and speaking about mining in a seemingly derisive tone, Maher implied investing in tokens was a childish....
If you're reading this, there's a chance that you might already think that Bitcoin is an exciting new technology. Now, Bitcoiners around the world can feel just a little more vindicated in their opinion as it has been backed up by none other than Microsoft founder and philanthropist technologist extraordinaire, Bill Gates. Bill Gates has been known for decades as a visionary pioneer that tries his best to keep abreast of new technologies whether or not his projects are personally involved or not. Bill Gates Answers the Bitcoin Question, Again. In a recent Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA), Bill....