Bill Gates V Donald Trump

14 Mar 2020

I declare the American President Donald Trump be the winner of this bet against Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. NOT ADVICE. DYOR.

14 Mar 2020

Not

I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity....
— Donald J. Trump (realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2019

...and International. We have only one real currency in the USA, and it is stronger than ever, both dependable and reliable. It is by far the most dominant currency anywhere in the World, and it will always stay that way. It is called the United States Dollar!
— Donald J. Trump (realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2019

14 Mar 2020

Not

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Monday he would bet against bitcoin if he could.

“As an asset class, you’re not producing anything and so you shouldn’t expect it to go up. It’s kind of a pure ‘greater fool theory’ type of investment,” Gates said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

“I agree I would short it if there was an easy way to do it,” he said.