Forbes: "30% of 65 Billionaires Worldwide Invest in Virtual Assets"

More than 30% of billionaires worldwide are reported to have invested in virtual assets such as Bitcoin. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Gun-chan] More than 30% of billionaires worldwide are investing in virtual assets such as Bitcoin.

On the 8th (local time), according to a virtual asset survey conducted by the U.S. business magazine Forbes on 65 billionaires worldwide, it was confirmed that more than 30% of respondents are investing in virtual assets either directly or indirectly.

Forbes stated that the proportion of investment in virtual assets varies among billionaires who responded that they invest in virtual assets. According to the survey, about 80% of respondents invest 10% of their wealth in virtual assets. About 3% answered that they invest more than 50% of their wealth in virtual assets. Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange ‘FTX,’ was found to be investing at least 76% of his $20.6 billion (approximately 25.9 trillion KRW) fortune in virtual assets.

There are still billionaires who remain skeptical about virtual assets. According to Forbes, real estate billionaire David Hoffman said, “Virtual assets will never replace the dollar,” and “Bitcoin, which has no intrinsic value, will suddenly disappear one day.”

He added, “The warnings from Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, had a decisive impact on my decision,” and stated, “I will not invest in virtual assets such as Bitcoin in the future.”

Jim Thompson, Chairman of Crown Worldwide, also said, “Since unstable investment products have no value, I plan to find wiser investment options instead of virtual assets.”

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