Chamath Palihapitiya
Individuals
Venture capitalist, former Facebook executive, and early Bitcoin advocate. Called Bitcoin "schmuck insurance" against government monetary policy and made significant personal BTC investments.
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- Role
- Venture Capitalist / Investor
- Known For
- Early Bitcoin advocate, Social Capital founder
- Estimated Btc
- Undisclosed
- Notable Quote
- Bitcoin is schmuck insurance
- Twitter Handle
- chamath
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