Jack Dorsey Predicts $1M Bitcoin by 2030
DWF Labs & Binance Face Wash Trading Allegations, BlockFi To Shut Web Platform This Month
Block, Inc. and ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has predicted that Bitcoin would be worth over $1 million by 2030.
Dorsey backed his prediction by noting the significant collaboration within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
The prediction mirrors those from other figures in crypto, like Cathy Wood, who also mentioned $1 million in her public discussions.
Dorsey's belief in Bitcoin also stems in its censorship resistant properties. He left the board of BlueSky, criticizing it for lacking decentralization.
Twitter co-founder also has been endorsing decentralized social media protocol Nostr and other open-source Bitcoin projects, donating and helping in other ways.
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