{"id":28911,"date":"2024-04-09T09:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-discloses-crypto-holdings-at-11-of-portfolio\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T09:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:24:54","slug":"shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-discloses-crypto-holdings-at-11-of-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-discloses-crypto-holdings-at-11-of-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark Tank&#8217;s Kevin O&#8217;Leary Discloses Crypto Holdings at 11% of Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Shark Tank star Kevin O\u2019Leary, sometimes referred to as Mr. Wonderful, has provided details on his bitcoin holdings, stating that they currently make up about 11% of all of his investments. The businessman stressed that he would rather personally own cryptocurrency than invest in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) because of the costs involved.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The Street, O\u2019Leary expressed skepticism towards spot bitcoin ETFs, stating,<em> \u201cI would never do that. Why would I pay the fees?\u201d<\/em> There\u2019s no added value to an ETF. I just own the coin directly. He underscored the absence of added value in ETFs compared to owning crypto assets directly. Instead, he opts to hold <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/cryptocurrencies\/section\/what-is-a-bitcoin\/\">bitcoin<\/a> and other cryptocurrencies in his portfolio. <em>\u201cI use it as a 5% weighting right beside gold at a 5% weighting, and I trim it every quarter based on its appreciation or decline of value because it\u2019s liquid.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Crypto vs. Gold<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>O\u2019Leary outlined his investment strategy, allocating 5% of his portfolio to both bitcoin and gold. He employs a disciplined approach, adjusting his crypto holdings quarterly based on market performance. Emphasizing the versatility of cryptocurrencies, he equated their role to that of alternative assets like gold, aiming for a balanced investment profile.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, O\u2019Leary disclosed his ownership of various cryptocurrencies beyond bitcoin, including hedera (HBAR), solana (SOL), and polygon (MATIC), citing their potential for diverse applications. He said,<em>\u00a0\u201cYou don\u2019t need to put bet the farm on bitcoin, but why not use it the same way you would for an alternative asset like gold? So gold\u2019s 5%, bitcoin\u2019s 5%.\u201d He revealed that he also owns several other cryptocurrencies, including hedera (HBAR), solana (SOL), and polygon (MATIC). Moreover, he said he owns \u201ca lot of other different technologies\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With his crypto holdings now constituting approximately 11% of his investment portfolio, O\u2019Leary underscores the evolving landscape of digital assets in mainstream finance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong> Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-discloses-crypto-holdings-at-11-of-portfolio\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) Shark Tank star Kevin O\u2019Leary, sometimes referred to as Mr. Wonderful, has provided details on his bitcoin holdings, stating that they currently make up about 11% of all of his investments. The businessman stressed that he would rather personally own cryptocurrency than invest in spot bitcoin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":28912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28911"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}