‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort Predicts Bitcoin Hitting $100K
Jordan Belfort, the author and former stockbroker known as “The Wolf of Wall Street,” has changed his previous critical stance on bitcoin (BTC, -4.92%), predicting the cryptocurrency’s price will go on to hit $100,000.
- Belfort told Fortune in an interview he believes bitcoin holds advantages over stocks such as its limited supply, which could see the cryptocurrency reach the $100,000 level.
- He also cited the increase in support bitcoin has received from institutional investors compared to its previous bull run in 2017.
- At that time, Belfort voiced his agreement with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s assertion that bitcoin was a “fraud.”
- “I don’t think it’s a great model,” Belfort told The Street in September 2017, adding that cryptocurrencies would require some backing by central governments.
- “Sooner or later, a central bank or a consortium is going to issue their own cryptocurrency and that’s what will take hold.”
- Belfort pleaded guilty to stock fraud and money laundering in 1999, subsequently writing a memoir called “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which was turned into a film in 2013.