{"id":230307,"date":"2026-09-21T13:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=230307"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:10:28","slug":"billionaire-investor-tim-draper-irresponsible-for-apple-meta-not-to-hold-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=230307","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Investor Tim Draper: \u201cIrresponsible\u201d for Apple &amp; Meta NOT to Hold BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/videos\/billionaire-investor-tim-draper-irresponsible-for-apple-meta-not-to-hold-btc\">Billionaire Investor Tim Draper: \u201cIrresponsible\u201d for Apple &amp; Meta NOT to Hold BTC<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BitcoinMagazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government spending hasn\u2019t slowed, and Tim Draper says that leaves only two real outcomes: hyperinflation or interest rates high enough to break banks. In this Bitcoin Magazine Podcast conversation with host Spencer Nichols, the Draper Associates founder makes the case that every business should hold at least four weeks of operating expenses in Bitcoin, every individual about six months, and every government a Bitcoin hedge. He explains why he considers boards that hold zero Bitcoin to be exposed \u2014 legally and financially \u2014 when a bank holding their cash goes under. Draper also maps his $250,000 Bitcoin price target to the next halving and the supply shock that follows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Host: Spencer Nichols \u2014 Bitcoin Magazine<br \/> Tim Draper \u2014 Draper Associates<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chapters:<br \/>00:00 \u2014 Why Apple and Facebook Should Hold Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet<br \/>01:56 \u2014 Decentralization and the Speed of Innovation<br \/>04:06 \u2014 Is AI a Centralizing or Decentralizing Force?<br \/>06:31 \u2014 AI Versus Big Law, Big Banks, and the Bureaucracy<br \/>09:05 \u2014 Government Spending, Hyperinflation, and Bitcoin as a Safe Harbor<br \/>11:21 \u2014 The Confederate Million Dollar Bill and Three Paths for the Dollar<br \/>13:58 \u2014 Open Borders, Pandemic Fear, and the Marketplace of Governments<br \/>16:56 \u2014 Governance as a Service and Governments That Compete for You<br \/>20:00 \u2014 Voting on Phones, Estonia, and Bitcoin\u2019s Road to Retail<br \/>23:28 \u2014 The $250K Target, Two More Halvings, and an All-Bitcoin Fund<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This post <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/videos\/billionaire-investor-tim-draper-irresponsible-for-apple-meta-not-to-hold-btc\">Billionaire Investor Tim Draper: \u201cIrresponsible\u201d for Apple &amp; Meta NOT to Hold BTC<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/authors\/patrickgreen\">Patrick Green<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Magazine Billionaire Investor Tim Draper: \u201cIrresponsible\u201d for Apple &amp; Meta NOT to Hold BTC Government spending hasn\u2019t slowed, and Tim Draper says that leaves only two real outcomes: hyperinflation or interest rates high enough to break banks. In this Bitcoin Magazine Podcast conversation with host Spencer Nichols, the Draper Associates founder makes the case [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":230308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=230307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/230308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=230307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=230307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=230307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}