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. During an online discussion with users of the r / CryptoCurrency website on the popular Reddit forum, Kevin O'Leary said that he did not plan to increase the share of cryptocurrencies in his portfolio to 10%.
The founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao, suggested that institutions pay attention to cryptocurrencies. In an interview with Bloomberg, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated that many institutional investors are wary of investing in cryptocurrencies as it is too risky. But given the growth of the market, he invites all large companies to 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". Over the past weeks, the Shiba Inu (SHIB) rate has grown significantly, and the coin's capitalization has reached an impressive $ 50 billion mark.
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".
Former US National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden believes that the prohibitive measures of the Chinese authorities against cryptocurrencies will not interfere with the growth of Bitcoin. The Chinese government has tightened measures against the cryptocurrency industry.
Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mike McGlone has once again expressed confidence that the Bitcoin rate is preparing to march to $ 100,000. BTC may reach this mark at the end of October. The main reason for such a sharp rise in Bitcoin may be the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETF) for Bitcoin in the United States.
According to US Senator Pat Toomey, the recent tightening of bans on the use of cryptocurrencies for business in China gives the United States a chance to close the gap in this area.
Deutsche Bank analyst Marion Laboure expressed the opinion that although cryptocurrencies are overly volatile, Bitcoin will remain for a long time and may well become the "digital gold of the 21st century."
The founder of the People's Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, said that he supports Bitcoin and does not object to the introduction of cryptocurrencies into the country's economy. Bernier tweeted this week that cryptocurrencies are a new way to counter the actions of central banks that are destroying money and the economy.
The American Time magazine has named Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Innovation of 2021. Along with Buterin, Time's innovators include Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Investor Dan Tapiero launched a 10T fund in 2019, which invests in cryptocurrency companies with a capitalization of more than $ 500 million. During this time, the fund has invested more than $ 650 million. Such investments are less profitable than investments at an early stage of the company's development or the purchase of promising tokens.
Rick Rieder, a top manager at the large investment company Blackrock, has suggested that Bitcoin will grow strongly in the near future, despite the recent drop in the cryptocurrency market. Rick Rieder was featured on CNBC's Squawk Box this week.
According to a study by Save the Student, the number of American students investing in cryptocurrencies has tripled over the past year. If last year a similar survey showed that only 2% of students in the United States bought cryptocurrencies, now, according to the study, this figure has increased to 6%. The reason for this is tuition fees, which are a very important issue for American students.
Former Goldman Sachs executive Raul Pal said that for him the $ 20,000 ETH price "looks quite reasonable." During the Bankless podcast, the CEO of Real Vision said that he got such a prediction after comparing the current Ethereum price chart and the Bitcoin price chart for 2017.
