American comedian and television host Bill Maher mocked bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including dogecoin, on his show Friday.
Naming bitcoin, dogecoin, and a few other cryptocurrencies, he said as far as he is concerned, dogecoin is “the same as all the other cryptocurrencies because the whole thing is a joke.” He called dogecoin “Easter bunny cartoon cash,” and likened cryptocurrencies to Tinkerbell’s light.
He then said “money had to originate from and be generated by something real somewhere, to which cryptocurrency says no it doesn’t,” and quoted Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, Warren Buffett.
One commented that Maher’s take on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is “Pointless and uninformed.” Another chimed in: “Nearly everything in this video is inaccurate or just plain wrong.
Researcher Nic Carter posted a video rebutting Maher’s “claim that bitcoin will warm the climate by 2ºc .
Morgan Creek Digital Partner Anthony Pompliano offered to explain bitcoin to Maher: “ Think you’re missing some key information that would change your mind,” he wrote.
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