“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
$37,649·
Warren Buffett
Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Finance
6quotes
6posters
6 wrong calls across 9 years of denial. 6 framed for posterity. No signs of stopping.
The Greatest Misses
“Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn't produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little Bitcoins come out or anything like that. It's a delusion, basically.”
$3,826·
“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.”
$629·
They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong
“it's the pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable”
— Charlie Munger
$9,819
“Rather have bananas than bitcoin. I could eat bananas — crypto, not so much.”
— Mark Cuban
$8,205
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271
“With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”
— Elizabeth Warren
$28,188
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“#Bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain will likely go down as the biggest example of popular delusions and the madness of crowds in world history. The overall losses when the bubble finally pops will be staggering. It's not just the speculators who will be left holding a bag of worthless Bitcoin, but also the investors who funded all the infrastructure and related businesses. This is likely the biggest misallocation of resources in human history. Not only will the net losses to society be staggering, but Bitcoin itself will do more to tarnish the reputation of libertarian capitalism and the concept of sound money than any failed government program ever has.”
— Peter Schiff
$81,483
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“Crypto-assets such as Bitcoin are digital tulips.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“Reserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”
— Peter Schiff
$40,094
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“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 the pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable”
— Charlie Munger
$9,819
“Rather have bananas than bitcoin. I could eat bananas — crypto, not so much.”
— Mark Cuban
$8,205
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271
“With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”
— Elizabeth Warren
$28,188
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“#Bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain will likely go down as the biggest example of popular delusions and the madness of crowds in world history. The overall losses when the bubble finally pops will be staggering. It's not just the speculators who will be left holding a bag of worthless Bitcoin, but also the investors who funded all the infrastructure and related businesses. This is likely the biggest misallocation of resources in human history. Not only will the net losses to society be staggering, but Bitcoin itself will do more to tarnish the reputation of libertarian capitalism and the concept of sound money than any failed government program ever has.”
— Peter Schiff
$81,483
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“Crypto-assets such as Bitcoin are digital tulips.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“Reserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”
— Peter Schiff
$40,094
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“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 the pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable”
— Charlie Munger
$9,819
“Rather have bananas than bitcoin. I could eat bananas — crypto, not so much.”
— Mark Cuban
$8,205
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271
“With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”
— Elizabeth Warren
$28,188
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“#Bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain will likely go down as the biggest example of popular delusions and the madness of crowds in world history. The overall losses when the bubble finally pops will be staggering. It's not just the speculators who will be left holding a bag of worthless Bitcoin, but also the investors who funded all the infrastructure and related businesses. This is likely the biggest misallocation of resources in human history. Not only will the net losses to society be staggering, but Bitcoin itself will do more to tarnish the reputation of libertarian capitalism and the concept of sound money than any failed government program ever has.”
— Peter Schiff
$81,483
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“Crypto-assets such as Bitcoin are digital tulips.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“Reserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”
— Peter Schiff
$40,094
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“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 the pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable”
— Charlie Munger
$9,819
“Rather have bananas than bitcoin. I could eat bananas — crypto, not so much.”
— Mark Cuban
$8,205
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271
“With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”
— Elizabeth Warren
$28,188
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“#Bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain will likely go down as the biggest example of popular delusions and the madness of crowds in world history. The overall losses when the bubble finally pops will be staggering. It's not just the speculators who will be left holding a bag of worthless Bitcoin, but also the investors who funded all the infrastructure and related businesses. This is likely the biggest misallocation of resources in human history. Not only will the net losses to society be staggering, but Bitcoin itself will do more to tarnish the reputation of libertarian capitalism and the concept of sound money than any failed government program ever has.”
— Peter Schiff
$81,483
“If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”
— Lesetja Kganyago
$105,559
“Crypto-assets such as Bitcoin are digital tulips.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“Reserve assets must be secure, liquid and transparent. Bitcoin is none of these things.”
— Dr Joachim Nagel
$101,413
“#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”
— Peter Schiff
$40,094
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“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
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