{"id":854527,"date":"2025-06-10T00:11:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/saylor-says-warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-is-bitcoin-of-20th-century\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T00:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T05:11:57","slug":"saylor-says-warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-is-bitcoin-of-20th-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/saylor-says-warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-is-bitcoin-of-20th-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Saylor says Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway is Bitcoin of 20th century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoins <\/p>\n<div data-id=\"169596\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/warren-buffett-succession-at-berkshire\/\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/bitcoin\/\" rel=\"tag\"><br \/>\n                    Bitcoin                <\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span aria-current=\"page\">Saylor says Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway is Bitcoin of 20th century<\/span><\/span>        <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>by<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a data-author_id=\"29816\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/team\/vivian-nguyen\/\" rel=\"author\">Vivian Nguyen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-05-03T22:09:17+00:00\"><br \/>\n                        May. 3, 2025                    <\/time>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Bitcoins Buffett, who has led Berkshire for six decades, will retire as CEO by the end of the year, he announced.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 850px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/1e71a5fa-b7a7-4eff-b739-562b93b36210.jpg\" alt=\"bitcoins Saylor says Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is Bitcoin of 20th century\" title=\"bitcoins http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/1e71a5fa-b7a7-4eff-b739-562b93b36210.jpg\">\n            <\/picture>\n        <\/section>\n<p>Photo: AI\/ Crypto Briefing<\/p>\n<section>\n<section>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Warren Buffett will step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway by the end of the year, with Greg Abel taking over.<\/li>\n<li>Under Buffett&#8217;s leadership, Berkshire achieved a 20% compounded annual gain from 1965 to 2024, significantly outperforming the S&#038;P 500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><\/p>\n<p>Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has called Berkshire Hathaway, the renowned investment firm helmed by the legendary Warren Buffett, the Bitcoin of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Berkshire Hathaway is 20th Century Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/1918724197666136084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\" async data-rocket-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saylor made the statement on May 3, the same day as Berkshire Hathaway\u2019s annual shareholder meeting in Nebraska. Shortly afterwards, Buffett announced he planned to step down as CEO by year\u2019s end, passing the torch to Vice Chairman Greg Abel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of the company at year-end,\u201d Buffett said at the close of Berkshire\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 94-year-old billionaire, who has led Berkshire for 60 years, said that he would not sell any of his Berkshire shares and plans to remain involved in certain matters, CNBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>The move marks the end of an era for one of the most iconic figures in global finance. Buffett has turned Berkshire into a $1.1 trillion conglomerate and has become a symbol of disciplined, long-term investing.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoins Buffett hints at diversifying into other currencies<\/h2>\n<p>Also during the meeting, Buffett noted that Berkshire avoids holding assets tied to collapsing currencies. The company, he said, is open to diversifying into other currencies if the U.S. faces economic issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cObviously we wouldn\u2019t want to be owning anything that we thought was in a currency that was really going to hell,\u201d he said. \u201cThere could be\u2026 things happen in the United States that\u2026 make us want to own a lot of other currencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other key topics raised during the meeting included trade, the U.S. economy, investing, and policy. On trade policy, Buffett stressed the value of balanced global trade and warned that trade conflicts can act as economic warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing deep faith in American exceptionalism, Buffett called the U.S. the best place to be born and invest, but voiced concern over the country\u2019s growing fiscal deficit, describing it as unsustainable in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized Berkshire\u2019s opportunistic investment approach, revealing the company had recently considered a $10 billion deal and could spend up to $100 billion under the right conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Buffett argued that securities offer far better opportunities than real estate, particularly in the US, and highlighted the firm\u2019s unique ability to invest in large-scale energy infrastructure if national policy evolves. He dismissed recent market volatility as minor and urged investors to remain unemotional.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoins Buffett avoids Bitcoin, but Berkshire has indirect exposure<\/h2>\n<p>Warren Buffett has long been a vocal critic of Bitcoin and other crypto assets, famously describing Bitcoin as \u201cprobably rat poison squared\u201d and asserting that neither he nor Berkshire Hathaway would ever invest in cryptocurrency directly.<\/p>\n<p><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-banner mrec-in-article\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzQsIiIsIk1SRUMgSW4tYXJ0aWNsZSAtIDMwMHgyNTAiLCIiLDFd\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both; width: 300px; height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate ai-unprocessed\" data-shares=\"WzEwMF0=\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate-option\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" data-index=\"1\" data-name=\"U2V2aW8=\">\n<div style=\"width: 300px; height: 250px\">\n<script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\" async data-rocket-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adx.ws\/scripts\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"sevioads\" data-zone=\"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n    window.sevioads = window.sevioads || [];\n    var sevioads_preferences = [];\n    sevioads_preferences[0] = {};\n    sevioads_preferences[0].zone = \"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].adType = \"banner\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = \"c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = \"1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095\";\n    sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences);\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p>Despite this stance, Berkshire Hathaway\u2019s stock has largely underperformed Bitcoin in percentage terms.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2015, and especially since 2020, the gap has widened. Bitcoin has delivered gains of more than 780% since 2020, compared to approximately 150% for Berkshire over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading above $96,800, down slightly over the past 24 hours, per CoinGecko.<\/p>\n<p>While Buffett maintains that Bitcoin lacks intrinsic value, Berkshire has nevertheless gained indirect exposure to the digital asset space through its portfolio companies.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Berkshire holds a sizable stake in Bank of America, which has invested in multiple spot Bitcoin ETFs, including BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), according to filings <a href=\"https:\/\/fintel.io\/i\/berkshire-hathaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">tracked by Fintel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The conglomerate has also invested over $1 billion in Nu Holdings, a Brazilian digital bank that operates a crypto platform and offers various crypto services, thus deepening its exposure to the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Berkshire holds shares in Jefferies Financial Group, a firm that not only owns a stake in IBIT but also actively promotes Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-share\">\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-icons\">\n          <button class=\"social-icon share\" data-href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Saylor+says+Warren+Buffett%E2%80%99s+Berkshire+Hathaway+is+Bitcoin+of+20th+century&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcryptobriefing.com%2Fwarren-buffett-succession-at-berkshire%2F&#038;via=crypto_briefing\" aria-label=\"Share on x\"><br \/>\n        <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><br \/>\n                <svg width=\"40px\" height=\"40px\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n                <g id=\"surface1\">\n                <path style=\" stroke:none;fill-rule:nonzero;fill:rgb(0%,0%,0%);fill-opacity:1;\" d=\"M 17.867188 0.148438 C 10.839844 0.878906 4.558594 5.507812 1.707031 12.054688 C -0.132812 16.28125 -0.441406 21.148438 0.867188 25.625 C 2.480469 31.214844 6.652344 35.933594 12.054688 38.292969 C 16.28125 40.132812 21.148438 40.4375 25.628906 39.132812 C 32.332031 37.199219 37.613281 31.695312 39.347656 24.851562 C 42.054688 14.132812 35.414062 3.171875 24.667969 0.613281 C 22.304688 0.0546875 20.226562 -0.09375 17.867188 0.148438 Z M 18.132812 12.535156 C 19.839844 14.800781 21.28125 16.667969 21.332031 16.667969 C 21.386719 16.667969 23.160156 14.800781 25.253906 12.535156 L 29.078125 8.398438 L 31.253906 8.398438 L 30.785156 8.894531 C 30.519531 9.171875 28.785156 11.054688 26.933594 13.066406 C 25.078125 15.078125 23.265625 17.039062 22.90625 17.398438 L 22.265625 18.078125 L 27.265625 24.734375 C 30.011719 28.398438 32.265625 31.441406 32.265625 31.492188 C 32.265625 31.558594 30.628906 31.601562 28.640625 31.601562 L 25 31.585938 L 21.613281 27.054688 C 19.28125 23.921875 18.1875 22.574219 18.078125 22.652344 C 18 22.71875 16.105469 24.761719 13.867188 27.1875 L 9.800781 31.601562 L 8.773438 31.601562 C 8.199219 31.601562 7.734375 31.574219 7.734375 31.535156 C 7.734375 31.492188 9.851562 29.171875 12.441406 26.386719 C 15.011719 23.601562 17.148438 21.265625 17.171875 21.226562 C 17.1875 21.171875 15.066406 18.28125 12.464844 14.800781 C 9.867188 11.332031 7.734375 8.464844 7.734375 8.441406 C 7.734375 8.414062 9.371094 8.398438 11.386719 8.398438 L 15.039062 8.398438 Z M 18.132812 12.535156 \" \/>\n                <path style=\" stroke:none;fill-rule:nonzero;fill:rgb(0%,0%,0%);fill-opacity:1;\" d=\"M 11.027344 10.1875 C 11.082031 10.28125 14.441406 14.785156 18.464844 20.171875 L 25.800781 29.988281 L 27.441406 30 C 28.453125 30 29.066406 29.945312 29.039062 29.867188 C 29.027344 29.800781 25.679688 25.292969 21.628906 19.867188 L 14.238281 10 L 12.585938 10 C 11.214844 10 10.933594 10.027344 11.027344 10.1875 Z M 11.027344 10.1875 \" \/>\n                <\/g>\n                <\/svg>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p> Vivian Nguyen <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/warren-buffett-succession-at-berkshire\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Home \u00bb Bitcoin \u00bb Saylor says Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway is Bitcoin of 20th century by Vivian Nguyen May. 3, 2025 Buffett, who has led Berkshire for six decades, will retire as CEO by the end of the year, he announced. 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