In an interview with Cash, the legendary investor and stock market expert said that he bought his first bitcoins in late February. He admitted that he wanted to learn more about how digital currency works, which led him to his first decentralized asset purchase.
He also added that at circa $3,000, bitcoin rates “looked better” to him that at $20,000 more than a year ago.
“I was tempted to purchase bitcoin when it was available for $200. But I held myself from purchasing something that I didn’t fully understand,” Faber told Cash.
“I was tempted to purchase bitcoin when it was available for $200. But I held myself from purchasing something that I didn’t fully understand,” Faber told Cash.
The call-to-buy followed a year-long bearish market in which BTC lost approximately 79 percent of its market capitalization.
The digital asset, for a brief time, maintained calm above $6,000 but poor fundamental dynamics created around November’s infamous Bitcoin Cash hard fork pushed the price to its 18-month low.
Bitcoin has now located a new temporary bottom near $3,100 and, at the press time, it is priced at $3,867.
“In the last three months, bitcoin has surged 15 percent,” Faber noted.
Not a Bitcoin Bull
Faber warned that his followers should not presume his involvement in BTC as an endorsement.
He stated that he remains unconvinced about the cryptocurrency
. At the same time, Faber added that bitcoin could become “the standard for money transactions.”
. At the same time, Faber added that bitcoin could become “the standard for money transactions.”Avid followers know Marc Faber as a cautious investor who tends to minimize investment risks. He is mostly known for predicting the 1987 stock market crash, also known as Black Monday.
The accurate prediction earned him a lot of credits from his followers. He continued to be a central bank critic and blamed their monetary policies for every economic downturn.
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