Bitcoin at new high of $53,263 after Elon Musk defends Tesla s investment
After Musk s endorsement, Bitcoin surged to its new record high of $53,263 at 9:55 am on Friday in New York. The cryprocurrency has risen 10 per cent just this week
BusinessToday.In | February 19, 2021 | Updated 22:27 IST
Bitcoin got another leg-up on Friday after billionaire Elon Musk defended the investment by his electric vehicle company Tesla in the popular cryptocurrency. After Musk s tweet, where he called Bitcoin simply a less dumb form of liquidity than cash , the digital currency raced to a new high of $53,263. Tesla s action is not directly reflective of my opinion. Having some Bitcoin, which is simply a less dumb form of liquidity than cash, is adventurous enough for an S&P500 company, Musk tweeted in response to a tweet on sub-zero returns on cash caused by negative-yielding debt.
Ark s Cathie Wood told CNBC Tesla and Square made the right decision to invest in bitcoin. However, she said bitcoin will need to mature before more corporations
Nouriel Roubini told CoinDesk he believes Elon Musk should be investigated by the SEC for "market manipulation." The economist, known as Dr. Doom for his pessimistic
This speculation could have significant knock-on effects. These are all what I would describe as typical signs of excess and definitely things that make us take a cautious view on the overall market, Russell said. What s difficult to really put across is the fact that this excess is pretty much contained into large, but specific, pockets of the market.
Though the overall index could fall, it doesn t necessarily mean everything will go down in value, Russell said.
Russell is still investing in traditional businesses, such as retail, energy and financial companies, while avoiding momentum stocks, the FAANGs, as well as any business where investors are being asked to pay high multiples for future profits.