PANews reported on December 12 that according to Bloomberg, billionaire founder Thomas Peterffy of the retail brokerage Interactive Brokers Group Inc. said that although Bitcoin is highly volatile, investors should hold a certain amount of Bitcoin, but need to limit their positions. He said, "I recommend that people allocate 2% to 3% of their net worth to Bitcoin. For example, we won't allow anyone to allocate more than 10% of their assets to Bitcoin, because I think that would be very dangerous." He said that due to the price volatility of cryptocurrencies, he is "a little scared." He said, "It has no intrinsic value. Its only value is the same as the US dollar paper, which is worthless. I think anyone who doesn't have any Bitcoin should have some Bitcoin, but not too much."
It is reported that in 2021, Interactive Brokers launched cryptocurrency trading, and through a partnership with the cryptocurrency brokerage Paxos Trust Co., users can trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and BCH on the platform. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Thomas Peterffy's net worth is about $53 billion.
