Interactive Brokers founder: Recommends people to invest 2% to 3% of their net worth in Bitcoin

According to Bloomberg, Thomas Peterffy, the billionaire founder of retail brokerage Interactive Brokers Group Inc., said that although Bitcoin is volatile, investors should hold a certain amount of Bitcoin but need to limit their positions. quantity. He said: "I recommend that people put 2% to 3% of their net worth into Bitcoin. For example, we will not allow anyone to put more than 10% of their assets into Bitcoin because I think that would be very dangerous." He said, He’s “a little scared” because of the price fluctuations in cryptocurrencies. He said: "It has no underlying value. Its only value is the same as paper dollars, which is worthless. I think anyone who doesn't have Bitcoin should own some Bitcoin, but not too much."

It is reported that in 2021, Interactive Brokers launched cryptocurrency trading. Through cooperation with the encryption brokerage Paxos Trust Co., users can trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and BCH on the platform. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Thomas Peterffy is worth about $53 billion.