Elon Musk “Bitcoin is a good thing… I should have bought it 8 years ago”

Input 2021.02.02 10:29 | Revision 2021.02.02 10:59

“Bitcoin is a good thing,” Elon Musk said in the social audio app’Clubhouse’ on the 1st (local time), saying that he is a supporter of Bitcoin.

“I have to pay attention to what I’m saying here,” said Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO. “Because what I’m saying can really affect the market.” “My friends around me have persuaded me to jump into bitcoin since before,” he said.

Musk added, “I ate a little bit of bitcoin cake because of my friend around 2013,” but added, “I should have bought it at least 8 years ago,” and “I’m late to the party.”

“Bitcoin is a good thing,” Musk said, and he is a supporter of Bitcoin. “I think Bitcoin will soon be accepted by traditional financiers,” he said.

He finally added that he has no “strong opinions” on cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin.

According to Bloomberg News, the price of bitcoin soared to 1 bitcoin = $34,500 (about 38.5 million won) a day after Musk’s remarks and then fell.

Musk changed his Twitter profile phrase to’#Bitcoin’ on the 28th of last month, and then surged the bitcoin price to the level of 38,000 dollars the next day. Compared to the 28th, the impact of this remark was negligible, according to the US economic media outlet CNBC.

Since the spread of Corona 29 last year, bitcoin has emerged as a safe asset similar to gold, and its price has risen significantly. The price, which was at the level of 11 million won at the beginning of last year, surpassed the 44 million won mark in January this year, and rose more than four times last year alone.