
Dr Joachim Nagel
President of Deutsche Bundesbank

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“It's a mirage basically. It's a very effective way of transmitting money and you can do it anonymously and all that. A check is a way of transmitting money too. Are checks worth a whole lot of money just because they can transmit money? I hope bitcoin becomes a better way of doing it but you can replicate it a bunch of different ways. The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is just a joke in my view.”
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428

“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382

“get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”
— Jordan Belfort
$6,177

“There is no value in bitcoin, you can’t use it as money, it’s too slow, too expensive and too vulnerable.”
— Peter Schiff
$14,986

““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Game Over, Bitcoin. Where Is The Next Human-Based Digital Currency?”
— Stanislas Jourdan
$127

“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595

“Bitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...”
— Robert Shiller
$5,731

“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386

“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649

“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597

“It's a mirage basically. It's a very effective way of transmitting money and you can do it anonymously and all that. A check is a way of transmitting money too. Are checks worth a whole lot of money just because they can transmit money? I hope bitcoin becomes a better way of doing it but you can replicate it a bunch of different ways. The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is just a joke in my view.”
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428

“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382

“get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”
— Jordan Belfort
$6,177

“There is no value in bitcoin, you can’t use it as money, it’s too slow, too expensive and too vulnerable.”
— Peter Schiff
$14,986

““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Game Over, Bitcoin. Where Is The Next Human-Based Digital Currency?”
— Stanislas Jourdan
$127

“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595

“Bitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...”
— Robert Shiller
$5,731

“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386

“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649

“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597

“It's a mirage basically. It's a very effective way of transmitting money and you can do it anonymously and all that. A check is a way of transmitting money too. Are checks worth a whole lot of money just because they can transmit money? I hope bitcoin becomes a better way of doing it but you can replicate it a bunch of different ways. The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is just a joke in my view.”
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428

“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382

“get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”
— Jordan Belfort
$6,177

“There is no value in bitcoin, you can’t use it as money, it’s too slow, too expensive and too vulnerable.”
— Peter Schiff
$14,986

““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Game Over, Bitcoin. Where Is The Next Human-Based Digital Currency?”
— Stanislas Jourdan
$127

“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595

“Bitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...”
— Robert Shiller
$5,731

“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386

“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649

“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597

“It's a mirage basically. It's a very effective way of transmitting money and you can do it anonymously and all that. A check is a way of transmitting money too. Are checks worth a whole lot of money just because they can transmit money? I hope bitcoin becomes a better way of doing it but you can replicate it a bunch of different ways. The idea that it has some huge intrinsic value is just a joke in my view.”
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428

“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382

“get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”
— Jordan Belfort
$6,177

“There is no value in bitcoin, you can’t use it as money, it’s too slow, too expensive and too vulnerable.”
— Peter Schiff
$14,986

““Stay away from Bitcoin. It's a mirage.””
— Warren Buffett
$629

“Game Over, Bitcoin. Where Is The Next Human-Based Digital Currency?”
— Stanislas Jourdan
$127

“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595

“Bitcoin is a fad, just like bimetallism before it...”
— Robert Shiller
$5,731

“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386

“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649

“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597
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