Chamath Palihapitiya

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Chamath Palihapitiya is a Sri Lankan-Canadian venture capitalist and former VP of Growth at Facebook. He became one of Bitcoin's earliest institutional advocates, revealing in 2013 that he had purchased approximately 5% of all Bitcoin in circulation around 2012-2013, generating enormous returns. Palihapitiya is co-founder and CEO of Social Capital and co-host of the All-In Podcast, one of the most listened-to business podcasts globally. While he later diversified into other assets, his early Bitcoin championing helped legitimize Bitcoin among Silicon Valley investors.

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Role: Venture Capitalist / Investor
Twitter: chamath
Known For: Early Bitcoin advocate, Social Capital founder
Nationality: Canadian
Estimated Btc: Undisclosed
Notable Quote: Bitcoin is schmuck insurance
Twitter Handle: chamath
Estimated Holdings: ~40,000 BTC (estimated; bought ~80,000 BTC in 2013, disclosed selling approximately half)

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