The boxing legend Mike Tyson urged his Twitter followers to choose between Bitcoin and Ethereum. Joining the discussion was MicroStrategy chief Michael Saylor.
Mike, I spent more than a thousand hours considering this question and chose bitcoin. So far, I have purchased $2.9 billion in BTC because I think it’s the future of digital property. I have posted tons of free #bitcoin education on https://t.co/kZl3k7Tm4h.
— Michael Saylor (@michael_saylor) July 17, 2021
Saylor said he spent more than a thousand hours considering the question. In the end, he chose the first cryptocurrency.
“I bought Bitcoin for $2.9 billion because I consider it the future of digital property,” said MicroStrategy chief.
He also added that he had published ‘tons’ of free educational information about digital gold.
Tyson did not respond to Saylor. Other figures in the crypto industry joined the discussion.
OKEx CEO Jay Hao responded with a meme reading ‘you don’t have to choose if you own both’.
— Jay_OKEX_CEO (@JayHao8) July 18, 2021
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey offered Tyson an educational site about Bitcoin.
— jack (@jack) July 18, 2021
Peter McCormack, host of a popular Bitcoin podcast, compared Bitcoin to boxing and Ethereum to WWE. He asked Tyson what he would pick.
Which do you prefer, boxing or WWE?
— Peter McCormack (@PeterMcCormack) July 18, 2021
As reported, Floyd Mayweather released a collection NFT and promoted EthereumMax ahead of his bout against blogger Logan Paul.
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