Jessica Turner, Executive Vice President for Digital Infrastructure and Financial Technologies Development, Mastercard shared her opinion on the development of stablecoins, NFTs and government digital currencies. During a podcast with The Block analyst Frank Chaparro, Jessica Turner spoke about the steps Mastercard is taking to engage with the cryptocurrency industry.
Kevin O'Leary, an American entrepreneur and star of the Shark Tank show, said that cryptocurrencies now account for 10% of his investment portfolio.
The founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao, suggested that institutions pay attention to cryptocurrencies.
The CEO of Apple Tim Cook said that his investment portfolio contains cryptocurrencies but did not disclose which coins he owns. During the New York Times' Dealbook conference, Cook noted that although he personally owns cryptocurrencies, Apple has no concrete plans to support digital assets yet.
Former NSA employee Edward Snowden warned investors about the dangers of investing in Shiba Inu cryptocurrency and other "dog coins".
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, explained why the agency approved the launch of an ETF on BTC futures, rather than a direct exchange-traded fund for cryptocurrencies.
The star of the popular show about business and finance, Shark Tank, believes that Bitcoin's options are limited, so it will give way to smart contract platforms and DAPPs. Until investors need a safe haven. Mark Cuban tweeted that Bitcoin is unrivaled as a store of value.
CEOs of Coinbase, MicroStrategy, and Galaxy Digital have stoned JPMorgan bank chief Jamie Dimon for speaking out negatively about Bitcoin. Despite the fact that JPMorgan does not deny retail clients access to cryptocurrency funds, recently its CEO Jamie Dimon once again called Bitcoin "useless".