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A reading of one of the most enduring early investor arguments for bitcoin.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:35 a.m. Published Nov 26, 2020, 5:00 p.m.
A reading of one of the most enduring early investor arguments for bitcoin.
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When NLW asked Crypto Twitter for recommendations of the best way to convince friends and family about bitcoin and crypto, one of the ideas was to review old articles that have stood the test of time.
With that in mind, NLW today reads Chamath Palihapitiya’s May 2013 piece for Bloomberg, “Why I Invested In Bitcoin.”
Even among prescient early pieces, this one is particularly salient.
See also: Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Holds Bitcoin From 2013, Mulls Public Listing
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