Bill Gates' old interview is now going viral. The footage trends in various social media sites because the billionaire provided a warning against Elon Musk's influence on crypto investors.
Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation speaks onstage at 2019 New York Times Dealbook on November 06, 2019 in New York City.
Right now, Tesla's CEO is one of the most influential individuals in the blockchain industry. He was able to make many digital coins, such as Dogecoin, to attract more investors.
Because of this, he is considered one of the pillars of the rising blockchain industry. But, Bill Gates has something to say about Musk's cryptocurrency influence.
What Bill Gates' Old Interview Says About Musk
According to HITC's latest report, in the old viral interview, the Microsoft founder is warning people about the influence of Elon when it comes to crypto investments.
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, talks about the Ebola crisis in West Africa during the Politico 'Lessons from Leaders' series at the Bank of America offices September 29, 2014 in Washington, DC. Gates talked about how his foundation's work to erradicate polio in Nigeria has been helpful in starting to combat the Ebola epidemic in Liberia.
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"Elon has tons of money and he's very sophisticated so I don't worry that his Bitcoin will randomly go up or down," said the billionaire.
He added that although many people don't have spare money for crypto investments, they are influenced by Elon Musk and other rich individuals to purchase digital coins.
Gates further explained that if consumers who are interested in buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies don't have the kind of luxury that Musk has, they need to be more careful.
Gates Says Don't Follow Musk
Aside from warning crypto investors who don't have spare money, he also said that people also need to avoid paying attention to what Tesla's CEO suggests about cryptocurrencies, as reported by The Sun.
Just like other people, Bill Gates also recently believed that Dogecoin was supposed to be a "joke." However, Musk was able to influence many investors into putting their money in his promoted digital coin.
Gates said that Elon's ideas about energy-efficient vehicles are really reliable. However, the situation is different when he is talking about digital coin investments.
In other news, Bill Gates was recently included in the list of the teen tracking Elon Musk. Meanwhile, the Microsoft founder clarified that the recent "chip in arms" conspiracy was not true.
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Written by: Griffin Davis
