"biggest misallocation of resources in human history." — Peter Schiff, 2024. Bitcoin prediction poster (BTC $81,483 at the time).
    “biggest misallocation of resources in human history.” — Peter Schiff, 2024. Poster by Buttcoiners.

    “#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.”

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