The telephone, the internet, and crypto share one thing in common. Each technology improves on the next in terms of its ability to facilitate fraud. As such, I was initially a crypto skeptic, but after studying some of the more interesting crypto projects, I have come to

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 20, 2022

take any of the above as an investment recommendation. All of the above said, I think crypto is here to stay and with proper oversight and regulation, it has the potential to greatly benefit society and grow the global economy. All legitimate participants in the crypto ecosystem

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 20, 2022

i.e., @TaxBit and @trmlabs. In total these investments represent less than 2% of my assets. I invest more as a hobbyist trying to learn than as a careful investor as I minimize the time I spend on non-Pershing Square investments so please don’t rely on my due diligence or

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 20, 2022

To understand the benefit of crypto-based business models, imagine how difficult it would be to create Helium’s million-node network of global hot spots where each node is placed in a location to optimize the coverage of the network. Helium miners earn more tokens for siting

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 20, 2022

understand how a token could build intrinsic value over time. Two examples may help to explicate my view: @helium created a global Wi-Fi network used by @limebike and others to track devices globally as well as for other uses which benefit by access to global Wi-Fi networks.

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 20, 2022