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Author: God’s grace
The personal wallet of tech giants hides the weather vane of the cryptocurrency market
In the spotlight of the New York Times DealBook Summit, Tim Cook said lightly: “Yes, I hold cryptocurrency.” The CEO, who controls the 2.7 trillion-cap tech empire, leaned back on his chair and added: “I think it’s reasonable to use it as part of a diversified portfolio.” A depressing exclaim instantly sounded off the audience – Apple’s helmsman actually endorses crypto assets.
01 Three-year layout, big boss’s encrypted account book
When the host asked “whether to hold Bitcoin or Ethereum”, Cook’s answer was not hesitant at all.This technology leader, known for his prudence, publicly acknowledged for the first time:His personal portfolio already includes Bitcoin and Ethereum.More importantly, he revealed that he had “researched for a while” and even confirmed to the media that he had held Bitcoin for three years as early as 2024.
“I think it’s interesting.” As Cook repeatedly emphasized this sentence, his fingers unconsciously hit the tabletop.This interest is by no means a whim.According to people familiar with the matter, the time when Cook allocated cryptocurrency coincides with the market low before the 2024 Bitcoin halving cycle.The entry time of technology leaders is thought-provoking.
02 The gap between the iron wall of the apple and the personal wallet
What is interesting is that Cook draws the clear line immediately: “This is not providing investment advice to anyone.”He poured cold water almost immediately: Apple, which has a $200 billion cash reserve, will not invest a penny in Bitcoin; it will not accept users buying iPhones or Macs in cryptocurrencies.
Behind this separation is the survival wisdom of technology giants.When the British government forced Apple to implant a backdoor in iCloud under the Investigation Powers Act, the Cook team finally chose to compromise – revoking the end-to-end encryption feature of British users.In the gap between national security and user privacy, companies must remain resilient.
03 Diversified configuration: Billionaire’s risk-averse logic
“It is reasonable to be part of a diversified portfolio“——Cook’s seemingly plain expression is very heavy in the eyes of Wall Street analysts. When asked about the configuration logic, he rarely unfolds from the perspective of personal finance: “I have been interested in encryption for a while and have been doing research.”
This is exactly the thinking paradigm of top investors:
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Core assets(Bitcoin + Ethereum) occupies the holding entity, corresponding to the trillion-dollar market consensus
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Refusing to touch altcoins, avoid non-systemic risks (in sharp contrast to the recent plunge in FIL and other currencies)
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Strictly distinguishPersonal finance and corporate strategy to avoid the impact of volatility on shareholders’ equity
“People don’t buy Apple stocks for the sake of risk exposure to cryptocurrencies.” Cook’s words completely closed Apple’s door to embracing cryptocurrencies.
04 Conservative radical: Apple’s encryption dark thread
Although Cook builds a high wall at the public level, the encrypted tentacles of the Apple ecosystem are quietly extending:
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App Store allows it to be launchedCrypto wallets and DeFi applications to build entry thresholds
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Safari browser integrates the Web3.0 protocol and supports decentralized identity systems
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Chip team develops low-power security components to pave the way for hardware wallets
When Tesla accepted Bitcoin payments in a high profile, Apple chose to advance within the compliance framework.This kind ofNot taking the initiative, not rejection, demarcate boundaries” strategy instead forms a more sustainable ecological penetration.
05 The consensus of technology leaders: crypto assets become new gold
Cook is by no means an isolated case.From Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Lightning Network investment to Zuckerberg’s shelved but unabandoned Diem plan, Silicon Valley elites have long voted with real money.When news that MicroStrategy holds 214,000 Bitcoins and Tesla’s holdings are not cleared is circulating in the market, the allocation of digital assets by technology capital has become an undercurrent trend..
“I’m not providing financial advice,” Cook stressed again at the end of the summit, with a faint smile on his lips, “but diversity is always an interesting concept.”As he got up and left the market, the Bitcoin K-line on the big screen suddenly rose by 3% – the market interpreted the “personal interest” of the Pope in the most straightforward way.
Looking back at Cook’s silent holdings of Bitcoin over the past three years is just like the philosophy of Apple’s product design: before users realize it, the core functions are already in place.When the CEO, who controls the world’s largest technology cash bank, incorporates cryptocurrencies into his personal asset allocation, the dimensional wall of traditional finance and crypto world is silently dissolving.
A true subversive person never needs to waving flags and shout.Just as the iPhone replaced Nokia not because of a keyboard touch screen battle, but iterated niches – when the tech oligarch’s personal wallet was opened by cryptocurrency, the countdown to the collapse of the old order had ticked in the background.
Do you think Cook’s holdings will drive more technology executives to allocate cryptocurrencies?
