Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The last few months Elon Musk has become known as the influencer driving Bitcoin. Do you know how many Bitcoins these Tesla and SpaceX bosses have?
According to global hedge fund founder of SkyBridge Capital Anthony Scaramuncci, Elon Musk has more than US $ 5 billion in cash in Bitcoin. or the equivalent of IDR 72 trillion (assuming IDR 14,400).
The former White House communications director added that this number was an accumulation of Tesla, SpaceX, and private lines.
There has been no confirmation from Elon Musk about this amount of ownership. Elon Musk first announced his Bitcoin in a Twitter tweet in 2018.
At that time he said he did not collect cryptocurrency. He only has 0.25 BTC that his friend sent him years ago.
“I actually own zero cryptocurrency, apart from 0.25 BTC that a friend sent me many years ago,” he wrote on his Personal twitter account.
In an interview at the Clubhouse that took place in early February, Elon Musk admitted that he is a supporter of Bitcoin. He even admitted that he was too late to use the digital money.
“I’m a little late in its use,” he said as quoted by CNBC International. “I should have bought some Bitcoin eight years ago, which speaks in the context of being late for the party.”
A few days after the interview Tesla announced that it had invested in Bitcoin amounting to US $ 1.5 billion. The reason is maximizing the company’s cash return and examining alternative payment options.
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