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βBitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bustβ
β Nouriel Roubini
$23,719at the time

βBitcoin is a fraud.β
β Jordan Belfort
$4,161at the time

βI said honestly, I know very little about it, and Iβm totally confused.β
β Jack Ma
$11,250at the time

βReserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.β
β Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413at the time

βBitcoin is bovine excrement.β
β Nicholas Weaver
$3,970at the time

βBitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...β
β Robert Shiller
$5,731at the time

βI agree I would short it if there was an easy way to do it.β
β Bill Gates
$8,451at the time

βI just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.β
β Prince Alwaleed
$5,914at the time

βBitcoin is still doomed.β
β Timothy Lavin
$573at the time

βIf we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why donβt we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?β
β Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559at the time

βMr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.β
β Jim Cramer
$26,872at the time

βWhy You Should Avoid Bitcoin At All Costsβ
β Howard Dvorkin
$8,836at the time

βBitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bustβ
β Nouriel Roubini
$23,719at the time

βBitcoin is a fraud.β
β Jordan Belfort
$4,161at the time

βI said honestly, I know very little about it, and Iβm totally confused.β
β Jack Ma
$11,250at the time

βReserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.β
β Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413at the time

βBitcoin is bovine excrement.β
β Nicholas Weaver
$3,970at the time

βBitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...β
β Robert Shiller
$5,731at the time

βI agree I would short it if there was an easy way to do it.β
β Bill Gates
$8,451at the time

βI just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.β
β Prince Alwaleed
$5,914at the time

βBitcoin is still doomed.β
β Timothy Lavin
$573at the time

βIf we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why donβt we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?β
β Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559at the time

βMr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.β
β Jim Cramer
$26,872at the time

βWhy You Should Avoid Bitcoin At All Costsβ
β Howard Dvorkin
$8,836at the time

βBitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bustβ
β Nouriel Roubini
$23,719at the time

βBitcoin is a fraud.β
β Jordan Belfort
$4,161at the time

βI said honestly, I know very little about it, and Iβm totally confused.β
β Jack Ma
$11,250at the time

βReserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.β
β Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413at the time

βBitcoin is bovine excrement.β
β Nicholas Weaver
$3,970at the time

βBitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...β
β Robert Shiller
$5,731at the time

βI agree I would short it if there was an easy way to do it.β
β Bill Gates
$8,451at the time

βI just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.β
β Prince Alwaleed
$5,914at the time

βBitcoin is still doomed.β
β Timothy Lavin
$573at the time

βIf we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why donβt we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?β
β Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559at the time

βMr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.β
β Jim Cramer
$26,872at the time

βWhy You Should Avoid Bitcoin At All Costsβ
β Howard Dvorkin
$8,836at the time

βBitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bustβ
β Nouriel Roubini
$23,719at the time

βBitcoin is a fraud.β
β Jordan Belfort
$4,161at the time

βI said honestly, I know very little about it, and Iβm totally confused.β
β Jack Ma
$11,250at the time

βReserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.β
β Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413at the time

βBitcoin is bovine excrement.β
β Nicholas Weaver
$3,970at the time

βBitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...β
β Robert Shiller
$5,731at the time

βI agree I would short it if there was an easy way to do it.β
β Bill Gates
$8,451at the time

βI just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.β
β Prince Alwaleed
$5,914at the time

βBitcoin is still doomed.β
β Timothy Lavin
$573at the time

βIf we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why donβt we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?β
β Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559at the time

βMr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.β
β Jim Cramer
$26,872at the time

βWhy You Should Avoid Bitcoin At All Costsβ
β Howard Dvorkin
$8,836at the time
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