Bitcoin up as opinion leaders support digital coin future
Bitcoin went above the $32,000 mark on Wednesday (July 21st) as crypto opinion leaders Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and Cathie Wood made statements supporting the future of the digital coin.
Speaking at a panel called “The B World” , Elon Musk said he owned bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum, adding that SpaceX also holds bitcoin assets, while Tesla will “likely” accept the cryptocurrency again.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey expressed high ambitions for Bitcoin, saying that “My hope is that it creates world peace.”
Cathie Wood, Ark Investment founder and CEO, defended bitcoin’s role as an inflation hedge in certain situation, citing emerging markets as an example.
Ethereum was also up Wednesday, reaching a top value of $1,983.
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