Author of "Black Swan" Book Is Selling His Bitcoins

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the Black Swan book, has announced that he will be disposing of his Bitcoins.

The author of the book "Black Swan", which is a worldwide bestseller, selling his Bitcoins. Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb seems to have given up on his ideas about Bitcoin. It is stated that the reason for this is the strong rise in BTC. Making a statement on his Twitter account, Taleb said, “I am disposing of my BTC. Why? A currency should never be more volatile than the currency in which you buy and sell it. You cannot price the goods with BTC.” The famous author pointed out that the leading cryptocurrency has failed in this regard for now. Statements of Taleb caused confusion in the cryptocurrency world, because the author praised Bitcoin in his previous speeches and stated that cryptocurrencies, especially BTC, cannot be ignored. The author stated that Bitcoin was winning the fight and called it "great" that it was not controlled by governments. So much so that the author's own institute also accepted Bitcoin as a payment instrument and started to receive payments in this way. Taleb's words that made their mark in the cryptocurrency world received numerous criticisms from the industry. Elizabeth Stark of Lightning Labs argued that Bitcoin should be seen as an interoperable value protocol, saying: “A lot of people make this point about Bitcoin. Bitcoin is an interoperable value protocol for internet transactions. It can also be a medium of exchange without a unit of account. " Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former hedge fund manager and trader, gained worldwide fame when he foresaw the news of the global economic crisis in 2008. The economist who turned the crisis into an opportunity made a great fortune.