CEO of Qatar Investment Authority H.E. Mansoor Bin Ebrahim Al- Mahmoud on @elonmusk's bid to take over @Twitter, "We believe in Elon's leadership, and that's why we have committed on this transaction." #QatarEconomicForum#منتدى_قطر_الاقتصادي
"But I will also say, Mount Rushmore only needs 3 heads, and the third one, it's Roman Reigns." @WWE Hall of Famer The Legendary "Wiseman" @HeymanHustle describes @WWE No.1 Box Office Attraction WrestleMania Main Eventer @WWERomanReigns#PowerPlayers
"To me it's more challenging to be able to tell these stories, and then it also allows you a broader audience to connect," @WWE Tribal Chief @WWERomanReigns discusses with @WWE Hall of Famer The Legendary "Wiseman" @HeymanHustle#PowerPlayers
"It started off with a road tour around Scotland. I wanted to create something that was close to home - whenever I went abroad, wherever I was, if I took a glass of this it would take me home." Founder @SassenachSpirit@SamHeughan tells @carolmassar#TheBusinessweek
"Numbers don't lie. I wish I could just say I'm Taylor Swift out there, but you know we have a big team...business has been really good." Tribal Chief @WWE@WWERomanReigns speaks on his team's role in @WWE with Hall of Famer The Legendary "Wiseman" @HeymanHustle#PowerPlayers
"This is an opportunity for Canada. I am very bullish on Canada. In Canada, we have a lot of the talent and expertise needed in a post Covid world. We need to be more audacious in the way we do it." @mablanchard65, EVP & Head @LaCDPQ #BloombergCFI
"We have in WWE right now what is the equivalent to when the Williams sisters came onto the tennis court. We have the greatest female roster in the history of this industry," @WWE The Legendary "Wiseman" @HeymanHustle speaks with @WWERomanReigns on female audiences #PowerPlayers
"The enormity of the social media impact...that WWE offers and its top star can offer on a global basis can even take a streaming service, and the world's biggest streaming service, like Netflix, and make it humble." @HeymanHustle says about @WWERomanReigns#PowerPlayers
On crypto gaming, "I think you're going to see a big difference between crypto companies trying to make a game, and gaming companies trying to introduce crypto. Frankly, it's hard to make an engaging video game." @FTX_Official@SBF_FTX tells @TheStalwart#FinInnovationSummit
Why #Bitcoin? @MicroStrategy's @michael_saylor talks with
@TheStalwart. "We've seen the cost of capital explode, that's turning up the heat that's causing everyone to realize conventional treasury strategies are broken." #BloombergCrypto
JUST IN: Will @elonmusk step into the role of CEO at @Twitter? "I would drive the product, which is what I do at SpaceX and Tesla. Whether I am called the CEO or something else is much less important." #QatarEconomicForum#منتدى_قطر_الاقتصادي
What are the benefits of holding #Bitcoin if it's not going up? 📈@MicroStrategy's @michael_saylor, "It's gold, without all the imperfections of gold on a digital monetary network that moves at the speed of light." @TheStalwart#BloombergCrypto
"Our infection rate in the state of New York, once the epicenter for the global pandemic, we now have the lowest infection rate in the nation. We are at 1.1%." New York @LtGovHochulNY #BloombergCFI
On wider crypto adoption and the number of global crypto users rising to 1 billion in 2022, "I think one of the key things to look at here is the expansion of use cases." CEO @cryptocom’s Kris Marszalek tells @BloombergTV’s @emilychangtv#TheYearAhead
"One of the reasons #Bitcoin is down today - is people's interpretation of the Chinese government being believed to have said 'we're basically banning crypto.' - nobody is going to ban crypto, it's a $2tn dollar asset class." @BrianBrooksUS CEO @BinanceUS#TheBusinessweek
“Consumption has changed. The average user spends an average of 53 minutes a day on @Instagram. We are constantly triggered or looking at things we want to buy. That means we have to think in a predictive way, not in a reactive way.” @AnkitiB Co-Founder & CEO @Zilingo#STYT
"We are focused on #Bitcoin and that's because of the network effect that Bitcoin has. Bitcoin has the most security on the blockchain today, the most users, the most liquidity and the most value." @lightning CEO @starkness tells @sonalibasak#FinInnovationSummit
"This is one thing that will change Bloomberg even, I believe we are going to be in the cutting edge of tokenizing bonds and stocks," @BlackRock's Larry Fink discusses democratizing finance by tokenizing currencies. #BloombergHouse#WEF25
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“When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. I don't know who said that - it was not me - but it's brilliant!" @jameelajamil at #BloombergEquality
CEO of @WeAreInvictus@dominic_reid on having the support of Prince Harry and the creation of the games. "It was his idea, his passion, and commitment. One of the things we've been able to achieve is a recalibration of the way people think about disability." #BloombergEquality
JUST IN: "I have never said that people should invest in crypto. In the case of Tesla, SpaceX, myself, we all did buy some Bitcoin, but it’s a small percentage of our total cash assets," says Elon Musk bloom.bg/39EaZx3#QatarEconomicForum#منتدى_قطر_الاقتصادي
Will Argentina enter into a free trade agreement with the US? "We are working very hard on the possibility of entering into a free trade agreement," #WEF25#BloombergHouse
"We just can't ignore what is going on in our own industry, in crypto. In particular Bitcoin mining. The planet is in crisis and we have to address it," Co-Founder & Executive Chairman @Ripple@chrislarsensf#BloombergCrypto
"The token focused approach is the wrong approach. Think about the networks. All tokens are about is to induce people to participate in the networks. The networks that win will have very valuable tokens." @BinanceUS' @BrianBrooksUS tells @RomaineBostick#TheBusinessweek
On the restrictions, what we can do now to curb the virus and possible scenarios that may play out. "We are all tied together. You can have 95% of the population comply but the 5% who don't can set everything back." Professor @devisridhar#BloombergPrognosis
JUST IN: @chia_project President & COO @hoffmang discusses their newly announced partnership with @WorldBank. "The goal is to create a decentralized, centralized database. Every nation's carbon registry can come together in a single place." #FinInnovationSummit@jennzaba
"I look at #Bitcoin in particular as digital gold. It has the same macro tailwinds but it's also very easy in the adoption curve. I'm still a big buyer of Bitcoin." Founder & CEO @GalaxyDigitalHQ@novogratz#QatarEconomicForum
H.E. Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli, Minister of Economy in Malaysia tells @Haslindatv that the country maintains a good relationship with both China and the US and "are the right partners for everyone." #QatarEconomicForum#منتدى_قطر_الاقتصادي
.@MikeBloomberg, Co-Chair @AmericasPledge releases some findings from their latest report. "It tells us that if the U.S. federal government aggressively reengages in the climate fight by 2021, we will be able to cut emissions in half by 2030." #BloombergGreen
We caught up with @jameelajamil at our NY #BloombergEquality Summit. “Not only does it make you a bad human being to leave so many people out, it’s just bad for business." Next we travel to London to discuss the future of equality and how we get there: bloom.bg/2XnItnF
.@SouthPark's co-creator Matt Stone speaks on the future of the show, "No, we don't have an end in sight...it's still such an awesome sandbox." #BloombergScreentime
“Why should we leave when they’re the ones who suck?”
@ycombinator's @garrytan tells Emily Chang at #BloombergTech that startups have a 2x chance of becoming unicorns if they stay in San Francisco
ICYMI: How close are we to uniform crypto regulation? "I don't know whether Congress is going to be able to take the time to build a regulatory framework." @SECGov's @HesterPeirce. Watch the #FinInnovationSummit on-demand here! bloom.bg/3z6v9Id
On the Inflation Reduction Act, "We would not have the billions of dollars that are being poured into communities of color, into low income communities, into rural communities, into Native American communities but for President Joe Biden."
@staceyabrams#BBGGreenFestival
On the work @anduriltech is doing at the US-Mexico border, "People try to tie that to being a Trump thing...the reality is everyone agrees that we need to know what is coming across the US border," Founder @PalmerLuckey tells @emilychangtv#BloombergTech
“Cryptocurrencies are like a religion, you can believe or disagree” but “the blockchain and the disruption in the businesses that are being created by this technology is very very real” says @FTI_Global CEO Jenny Johnson bit.ly/3N1QKac#QatarEconomicForum
ICYMI: "We've been on linear television for decades now...So to take our program and to put it on a streaming network like Netflix is just unheard of," Tribal Chief @WWERomanReigns talks with @WWE Hall of Famer @HeymanHustle#PowerPlayers
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"We need to figure out global standards - it's different rules, different geographies. That's something we still have to figure out." @avalabsofficial President John Wu #BloombergCrypto@emilyjnicolle
"It's not about guessing and speculating. You don't do that in your stock portfolio - you buy companies that are building products you know and believe in. It should be the same with cryptocurrencies." @BinanceUS@BrianBrooksUS tells @RomaineBostick#TheBusinessweek
"Our foreign policy is very clear...friendship to all, malice to none," Prime Minister of Bangladesh H.E. Sheikh Hasina's response when asked if they would buy oil from Russia. #QatarEconomicForum#منتدى_قطر_الاقتصادي
.@BNNBloomberg's @AmandaLang talks with Former Governor of the
@bankofcanada Stephen Poloz about Covid-19 response and monetary policy. "We know there are other tools in the toolkit. But right now fiscal policy is the primary tool." #BloombergCFI
"I believe what happened after (Elon Musk) took the position in #Bitcoin was - he got pushback. From institutional shareholders like BlackRock. I don't think he expected that." @ARKInvest@CathieDWood tells @carolmassar#TheBusinessweek
"What is the reserve currency of the crypto economy going to be? Right now it's unambiguously the USD. And interestingly it's USD whether or not you're looking at the American crypto economy." CEO of @FTX_Official@SBF_FTX tells @TheStalwart#FinInnovationSummit
"Each of our countries should have independence to work on trade agreements...Mercosur can't become an obstacle to that," President of Argentina @JMilei#WEF25#BloombergHouse
.@BNNBloomberg's @AmandaLang and Former Governor of the
@bankofcanada Stephen Poloz talk about the strength of the Canadian dollar - even in the midst of a pandemic. "Does Canada still look like a good place to invest? Yes, it does." #BloombergCFI
JUST IN: When asked if he would support Donald Trump in the next US presidential race, @elonmusk says “I’m undecided at this point on that election” bloom.bg/39EaZx3#QatarEconomicForum
Are gold and #Bitcoin analogous? @nic_carter, "Bitcoin introduces new properties - because it is dematerialized. It's transmissible, it's programmable. It's very easy to verify. It has the potential to surpass it as a monetary medium." #BloombergCrypto
What would a Biden presidency in the U.S. mean for fracking and the oil and gas industry? @business' @roberttuttle discusses with CES Energy Solutions' Anthony Aulicino. "Canada still has something the U.S. needs - and that's heavy oil." #BloombergCFI
NEXT WEEK: @Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ has attracted new auto racing fans in the U.S.- possibly @F1’s next big market. We’re in Miami with @cryptocom looking at the future of racing and more at #PowerPlayers. bloom.bg/3uvn8KU
.@carolmassar talks #Bitcoin mining with @ARKInvest Founder @CathieDWood. "We believe the adoption of solar is going to accelerate dramatically - because there is another profit center associated with it - Bitcoin mining." #TheBusinessweek
"I think we could be in for a correction or downturn or bear market that we haven't seen in awhile. And I think Founders need to be aware of that. If you have a term sheet outstanding I would close that money very quickly." @craft_ventures@DavidSacks#BloombergTech@mcbridesg
Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down, saying he left the country vulnerable to last weekend’s attacks.
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"The challenge is not convincing people it's beneficial, it's convincing people it's accessible." @staceyabrams discusses the work she's doing with @rewiringamerica to help people upgrade to electric power #BBGGreenFestival
"We are taking Global Citizen to both Kigali, Rwanda as well as Ghana, West Africa this coming year."
@Hughcevans, Founder, CEO, @GLBLCTZN announces the locations that Move Africa will take place in 2024 at Davos. #BloombergHouse
What about companies with #Bitcoin on their balance sheets? #TSLA or #MSTR for example? "The world was worried two years ago that (Tesla) would run out of cash. It has so much cash now it has the luxury to put 5% to 8% in Bitcoin."
@CathieDWood tells @carolmassar#TheBusinessweek
Last year @staceyabrams made history, as the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party. She also won more votes than any Democrat in Georgia's history. Tomorrow stream her #BloombergEquality panel here at 4:40pm EST: bloomberg.com/live/stream
"It's very depressing that Apple has a lot of control over apps and developers that live on the app store. Apple takes a 30% cut from every transaction that happens and that frankly does not work with creator companies." @fanhouse@jasminericegirl@CarolineHydeTV#WorkShifting
On the apology from French President @EmmanuelMacron for the role of France in the genocide. "I think he came out on the side of the truth - and it's important in many ways." President of Rwanda @PaulKagame tells #QatarEconomicForum Host @Zain_Verjee
ICYMI:“I never imagined the attacks on science - this country has been built on people having opinions but the one thing we genuinely agreed on was the facts,” @patagonia's @RyanGellert on Trump’s climate cuts at #BloombergGreen.
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"But it's clear that in a crisis Africa cannot rely solely on imports of the vaccines. We must build that capacity - not only for Covid-19 vaccines but for other vaccines and medical products." Director-General of the @WHO@DrTedros#QatarEconomicForum
"There's plenty of other commodities that have markets which are spots markets and globally traded, the SEC doesn't have a problem with approving ETFs for those. A lot of these complaints about investor protection are completely hollow to me." @nic_carter#FinInnovationSummit
TOMORROW: How do champions translate success from sports to business? Bloomberg #PowerPlayers hosts a live taping of @DM_Rubenstein's The David Rubenstein Show with @MariaSharapova.
Live 9/4 at 11:05 AM ET.