Doubleline Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, also known as the “bond king,” says he would not be surprised at all if the price of bitcoin falls to $10K. “We’ve already seen around the edges some blowups in parts of the crypto world, and that could be foreshadowing some problems,” he explained.
‘Bond King’ Jeff Gundlach Discusses Bitcoin Falling to $10K
Billionaire investor Jeff Gundlach spoke with CNBC Wednesday about his outlook on bitcoin.
Gundlach is the CEO of Doubleline Capital, which has over $137 billion in assets under management (AUM). He is sometimes referred to as the “bond king” after he appeared on the cover of Barron’s in 2011 as “The New Bond King.” Institutional Investor named him “Money Manager of the Year” in 2013 and Bloomberg Markets named him one of “The Fifty Most Influential” in 2012, 2015, and 2016. Forbes reports that his net worth currently stands at $2.2 billion.
The billionaire bond king explained that when the price of bitcoin fell below $30K, its chart indicated that $20K “was going to happen quickly, and it did.” Emphasizing that “The trend in crypto is clearly not positive,” Gundlach opined:
I’m not bullish at that $20,000 or $21,000 on bitcoin. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it went to $10,000.
The CEO of Doubleline Capital explained that: “We have already seen around the edges some bubbles in crypto world, and this could be foreshadowing problems .”
There have been a number of disturbing developments in the crypto world. Three Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund, may face insolvency this week. Extreme market conditions and volatility prompted Celsius Network to freeze withdrawals this week. In May, cryptocurrency Terra (LUNA), and stablecoin Terrausd (UST), both collapsed. Authorities have begun investigating their implosion.
Gundlach stated previously that bitcoin was for speculators. In January, when BTC was trading at about $42K, he said the crypto was massively overvalued and advised against buying it. The billionaire said at the time: “Maybe you should buy it at $25,000.”
In July last year, he predicted that bitcoin’s price would fall below the $23K level, stating:
I’ve got a feeling you’re going to be able to buy it below $23,000 again.
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Kevin Helms
A student of Austrian Economics, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests include Bitcoin security, open source systems, network effects, and the intersection of cryptography and economics.
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