Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the ‘Black Swan,’ on Wednesday criticized Bitcoin BTC/USD by stating that it’s a “product designed by toddlers for use by children.”
What Happened: Taleb was responding to Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO at Coinbase COIN, who conceded defeat after closing his $1 million bet on Bitcoin as the apex cryptocurrency declined 97% below the target price.
"I thought I’d seen every possible *ex post* spin by investors & traders who lost money. This is about the perfect zero-imagination excuse," tweeted Taleb, adding it was a “product designed by toddlers for use by children.”
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Why It Matters: Srinivasan, instead pledged $1.5 million to three different organizations. Out of the total amount, $500,000 has been donated to Bitcoin Core developers, $500,000 to non-profit charity Give Directly, and $500,000 to a pseudonymous Twitter user.
“I settled the bet ahead of time and donated even more than I had committed,” Srinivasan tweeted.
Price Action: At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $29,098, up 2.04% in the last 24 hours, according to Benzinga Pro.
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