Charlie Munger, odiatore di Bitcoin, muore a 99 anni

• Charlie Munger, miliardario, vicepresidente di Berkshire Hathaway e odiatore di Bitcoin, è morto a 99 anni.
• Il braccio destro di Warren Buffett avrebbe compiuto 100 anni il 1° gennaio 2024.
• Secondo i rapporti, Munger è morto pacificamente in un ospedale della California, dove viveva.
• Munger advised the US government to ban Bitcoin and claimed that it doesn’t have any “intrinsic value.”

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Charlie Munger, the right-hand man of Warren Buffett, the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and a prominent hater of Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest digital asset by market capitalization, has passed away at the age of 99 at a hospital in California, where he lived. Munger is known for being a tech guru and investment mogul. 

Come per l'a rapporto from Reuters on November 28, Munger died peacefully in a hospital in California and would’ve turned 100 on January 1, 2024. Buffett, who’s 93 and lost his closest partner, said, “Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom, and participation.”

Munger was the vice president of Berkshire Hathaway since 1978, and his death marks the end of an era of corporate America and investing. Tim Cook, the chief executive of tech giant Apple, commented on Munger’s death, aggiungendo, “A titan of business and keen observer of the world around him, Charlie Munger helped build an American institution and, through his wisdom and insights, inspired a generation of leaders. He will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Charlie.”

Titano degli affari e acuto osservatore del mondo che lo circonda, Charlie Munger ha contribuito a costruire un'istituzione americana e, attraverso la sua saggezza e intuizioni, ha ispirato una generazione di leader. Ci mancherà moltissimo. Riposa in pace Charlie. pic.twitter.com/vNGDktOAhz

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) 28 novembre 2023

Munger è stato un forte critico di Bitcoin e ha sostenuto il divieto del settore degli asset digitali. Sebbene noto per essere un genio della finanza, le sue opinioni su Bitcoin hanno suscitato critiche da parte dei membri del settore blockchain e delle risorse digitali.

Charlie Munger è morto oggi. Una leggenda degli investimenti, uno dei più grandi che lo abbia mai fatto.

— Il lupo di tutte le strade (@scottmelker) 28 novembre 2023

In un novembre colloquio with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Munger said that the recent jump in the price of Bitcoin worried him. He remained skeptical of “artificial currencies,” comparing BTC to throwing a “stinky marble” at a long-standing recipe that works well for many people. 

As per Munger’s dichiarazioni, Bitcoin “doesn’t have any intrinsic value,” and “the urge to participate in something that looks like easy money is a human instinct that was always there.” He remained a firm believer in the US dollar and compared BTC to gambling and get-rich-quick schemes. 

“Crypto is an investment in nothing, and the guy who’s trying to sell you an investment in nothing says, ‘I have a special kind of nothing that’s difficult to make more of,’” Munger disse.

Come riportato in precedenza da Bitnation, Munger ha chiesto al governo degli Stati Uniti a febbraio di farlo vietare le criptovalute come la Cina while describing Bitcoin as an example of “wild and woolly capitalism.” 

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