Peter Schiff : ‘Clearly I wish I bought Bitcoin’

Peter Schiff, Chief Economist and global strategist, has repeatedly regretted not buying Bitcoin as soon as he heard about the asset back in 2010. However, he remains a strong Bitcoin critic and emphasizes that Gold is superior to Bitcoin.

Peter Schiff has appeared in several podcasts and interviews as a strong critic of Bitcoin and the entire crypto industry. He has said several times that Bitcoin has no underlying value and its price is highly speculative. However, he expressed regrets for not purchasing Bitcoin when he was introduced to the asset in 2010.

Peter Schiff repeatedly admits he regrets not buying Bitcoin

In one interview from 11 years ago that has resurfaced on the internet, Peter Schiff criticized Bitcoin, arguing it is not a store of value and has no intrinsic value. The asset’s price was $300 at the time and has since skyrocketed by more than 20,000%.

During another interview with Impact Theory, he was asked if he would buy Bitcoin ten years ago if he went back in time, and he admitted that he would. He also said he regrets not investing in Bitcoin. However, he explained that he would have bought the asset because he believed other people would be “foolish” enough to buy it and not believe in Bitcoin himself. He also said that if he had bought Bitcoin, he would still preach the same message criticizing the asset.

In another interview with Natalie Brunell, the economist said he regrets failing to purchase Bitcoin. Brunell asked Schiff what he wished he had known when he was younger, and his first response was regretting the chance he missed to buy Bitcoin when it was trading for about $1. 

“Clearly, I wish I had bought Bitcoin when I first heard about it. I was wealthy at the time. Could I have put $100,000 into it? Yeah, I could have. Could I have put a million dollars into it? I could have.”

–Peter Schiff

Schiff thinks gold is superior to Bitcoin

In a recent podcast with Bankless, Peter Schiff said gold is superior to bitcoin. He mentioned that Bitcoin is losing its purpose due to the rise of spot Bitcoin ETFs. The economist emphasized that Bitcoin’s selling point was self-custody and a lack of third parties, but all the demand currently originates from investment funds. 

He also referred to Bitcoin as “nothing” compared to gold’s physical properties, which are tangible commodities with real-world utility. He emphasized that Bitcoin’s downside is that it can collapse at any point when there is more selling pressure than buying pressure.

Peter Schiff also appeared on the PBD podcast, where he was asked his best pick between a million dollars in gold, a million dollars in Bitcoin, and a million dollars in rare baseball collectible cards. His first preference was a million dollars in gold, and then he went ahead and picked the cards over Bitcoin. He added that Bitcoin has no intrinsic value. 

He also said Microstrategy is on the verge of bankruptcy when Bitcoin finally crashes. He explained that ETF investors are jumping on the Bitcoin FUD. Once the hype dies out, they will withdraw their investments from the spot Bitcoin ETFs, causing a massive collapse.

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