Chamath Palihapitiya is a Canadian-American venture capitalist and the founder and CEO of Social Capital.
Chamath Palihapitiya is a Canadian-American venture capitalist and the founder and CEO of Social Capital. Palihapitiya was an early senior executive at Facebook, joining the company in 2007 and leaving in 2011. He is a minority stakeholder and board member of the Golden State Warriors.
Social Capital, Virgin Galactic, Warriors
Sep 3rd, 1976
Canadian
Palo Alto, California, United States
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
University of Waterloo, Electrical Engineering
Social Capital - CEO & Founder
Virgin Galactic - Chairman
Golden State Warriors
Facebook - 2005-2011
BMO Nesbitt Burns - Derivatives trader
The ranking provides a measure of the credibility and perceived influence of these personalities in the eyes of the crypto community.
Chamath Palihapitiya blamed the US regulators for their heavy crackdown recently on the US crypto industry and all associated players.
Chamath Palihapitiya spoke on Bitcoin and crypto issues, including inadequate regulation, off-chain transactions and high-risk staking.
The billionaire investor, who previously urged investors to allocate at least 1% of their investment portfolios to BTC, revealed that buying Bitcoin has become his “best investment” bet.
The backing of the Flock’s funding round by Palihapitiya was born out of the conviction that the firm is all in to redefine the scope of our growing hyper-connected world.
