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“It's an asset that's crazy.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“This is a speculative frenzy. Right now, this is a bubble. It's a cult. When you're in it, obviously you need more people to believe in it, because the price can only go up if other people buy in. In that sense it's a natural Ponzi scheme – a lot of it is just plain greed.”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217
“Bitcoin can collapse completely.”
— Agustín Carstens
$34,261
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”
— Stephen Isaacs
$55,685
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
“It's an asset that's crazy.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“This is a speculative frenzy. Right now, this is a bubble. It's a cult. When you're in it, obviously you need more people to believe in it, because the price can only go up if other people buy in. In that sense it's a natural Ponzi scheme – a lot of it is just plain greed.”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217
“Bitcoin can collapse completely.”
— Agustín Carstens
$34,261
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”
— Stephen Isaacs
$55,685
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
“It's an asset that's crazy.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“This is a speculative frenzy. Right now, this is a bubble. It's a cult. When you're in it, obviously you need more people to believe in it, because the price can only go up if other people buy in. In that sense it's a natural Ponzi scheme – a lot of it is just plain greed.”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217
“Bitcoin can collapse completely.”
— Agustín Carstens
$34,261
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”
— Stephen Isaacs
$55,685
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
“It's an asset that's crazy.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“This is a speculative frenzy. Right now, this is a bubble. It's a cult. When you're in it, obviously you need more people to believe in it, because the price can only go up if other people buy in. In that sense it's a natural Ponzi scheme – a lot of it is just plain greed.”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217
“Bitcoin can collapse completely.”
— Agustín Carstens
$34,261
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”
— Stephen Isaacs
$55,685
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a 'speculative self-fulfilling bubble”
— Nouriel Roubini
$24,703
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
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