Thiel Capital Director: “Don’t Let Short Term Losses in Bitcoin Sour You on Bitcoin”

Recently, Eric Weinstein, the managing director of Thiel Capital, “an investment firm founded by Peter Thiel that provides strategic and operational support for Thiel’s investment initiatives and entrepreneurial endeavors”, advised investors…

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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary: Bitcoin Mining Becoming More Environmentally Friendly

Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary (aka “Mr. Wonderful” on ABC TV series “Shark Tank“) recently compared gold mining and Bitcoin mining, and said that the latter is showing signs of becoming more environmentally…

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This venture capitalist’s $2.5 million investment in Coinbase turned into $4.6 billion

Eight years ago, Fred Wilson, a co-founder of New York-based venture capital firm Union Square Ventures, invested $2.5 million in then-unknown crypto exchange Coinbase—and that recently became the company’s most…

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