In a world with many energy problems such as having a finite amount of fossil fuel and a growing world population with no moderation in sight - most of Europe facing harsh freezing winter conditions - Russia being in control of Ukraine's largest nuclear plant with fighting all around it. It seems to me like a bad time to be wasting large amounts of energy on the competition to mine more cryptocurrency at the fastest rate for a relatively small number of investors in a product that may not even be a useful product and might just be techno-gambling.

Obviously, I am not a crypto expert and never saw a need to be one. But, the more I read about it the more I think that people should run away from the concept and that governments should regulate cryptocurrency.

I agree. It is a monumental waste of natural and human resources that has made just as many people poorer than more wealthy. Caveat emptor.

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This goofball broke the law that was in place and deserves jail time along with his girl friend.

Just pulled up a chart of BRK-A for the last 20 years. On June 1st 2005 the price was $83,150.

It closed on Friday at $477, 403 which is 5.75X the price in 2005. Are there special dividends that Berkshire issues or some other compensation to shareholders I'm missing that would make that 5.75X return come close to Apples return?

Congress will hold hearings shortly - see if he shows. Reports claim that his "girlfriend" is on her way to Dubai (no extradition treaty).

I looked up and watched a condensed version of the video.

BITCOIN on TV Show BILLIONS: Entire Episode is About an Attorney General Trying to Get Access to a Billionaire'''s Bitcoin Cold Storage...were they successful? Watch : Bitcoin

I am sure they took creative license in the show.

But I am curious how many would be willing to put a substantial part of their savings in such a device? To acquire the crypto and storing the device along with the seed phrase seems to be more risk and hassle than most would want to deal with.

Perhaps someone is out there that could make a compelling argument for cold storage.

Imho?

Backed by what?

Please link your posts by quoting them so we can follow the train of conversation.

Are you asking what that means?

If so: In My Humble/Honest Opinion...

Well I bought some BRK (BRK-A now) at about $3,000/share back in the mid 1980s. I also bought some Apple a little later. No complaints about either one. I am happy with both!

The key words being "surpassed anyone's expectations", implying most investors did not think Apple would be that successful, if at all. It's easy to Monday morning quarterback new startup companies after the fact. Buffett jumped into Apple at roughly $40 a share, once he realized their market potential and understood the business they were in . He also was late to the party, as probably is your opinion, with Amazon at $94 a share. Both solid investments at the time he got in, and have had substantial returns since then; but those companies could have crashed just as easily as they blossomed (It took Amazon a number of years before they were showing a profit). You call him late to the party, I call him cautious; but if you're one of those that are willing to accept the risks you take jumping in early, good for you. Go for it. When I was younger before I started to listen to guys like Buffett, I invested in what I thought was a solid spin off from At&t by the name of Lucent Technologies. Thought it was a solid tech stock. What could go wrong, right? Yeah, that worked. $140 a share to under $2. Fortunately, I was younger and able to work through the loss. Not so much these days. Say what you will about Warren Buffett, but his advice is as solid as his track record and his current class A stock price, which is over $470,000 a share. Certainly, one of the most successful investors in my lifetime. I'd take his comments very seriously before jumping into something that hasn't yet been established, especially when it comes to things like cryptocurrency, and I'm glad I have. And, that's all I have to say about that. :smiley: