Microsoft founder Bill Gates confirmed in a live chat on the Clubhouse social network that he had not invested in Bitcoin.
Gates told host Andrew Sorkin that he prefers to invest in companies that “make products,” citing the malaria and measles vaccines as examples.
In addition, Gates had discussed in a previous interview, Tesla founder Elon Musk’s enthusiasm for virtual currency.
He addressed to the investors, saying, “If you have less money than Elon Musk, you might pay attention,” according to Bloomberg.
He continued: “Mask has tons of money, so I am not concerned that his Bitcoin will rise or fall randomly.”
Bitcoin’s value jumped nearly 50%, after Tesla revealed that it had bought $ 1.5 billion of the currency and planned to accept it as payment, but it subsequently declined by 20%.
In turn, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen described the currency as “a very ineffective way of conducting transactions.”
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