Founder of SoftBank lost $ 130 million due to the purchase of Bitcoin “on highs”

Billionaire and head of the Japanese media corporation SoftBank Masayoshi Son made a major bet on the growth of Bitcoin during its price peak, which led to losses of more than $ 130 million, reports The Wall Street Journal , citing informed sources.

The exact amount of investment is unknown. However, the publication reports that Son acquired “digital gold” at the end of 2017, when BTC price confidently moved to around $ 20,000. Against the background of a sharp fall in early 2018, the investor got rid of the asset, fixing the loss.

Masayoshi Son is famous for his extreme risk appetite. So, at one time he invested in the Alibaba Group after a five-minute conversation with its founder, Jack Ma. Also, Sleep once for half an hour decided to invest $ 200 million in a startup dealing with solutions for growing vegetables indoors.

Earlier, BlockchainJournal reported that SoftBank’s investment division had sold Nvidia shares for $ 3.6 billion . The decision was made after a significant reduction in the capitalization of the manufacturer of video cards.

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