Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who ranked third richest billionaire in Mexico, posted a video on Twitter a few days ago to wish happy holidays to his many followers. However, that wasn’t the only thing he discussed in the video. He also gave some friendly advice to his viewers regarding crypto and fiat currencies.
Salinas is the founder of Grupo Salinas, a corporate conglomerate composed of various companies focusing on different fields, including retail, telecommunications, financial services, media, and more. According to Forbes, the net worth of Salinas is currently over $13 billion.
The entrepreneur gave a few pieces of advice in his post, and a notable one involves central banks and bitcoin, specifically.
The @therationalroot did a good job with the subtitles! I also had two other pieces of advice :1 stay away from envy and envious people, nothing good comes from them.2 liberty, innovation and competition will get us to prosperity. https://t.co/I4NyCODKsk
— Ricardo Salinas Pliego (@RicardoBSalinas) December 26, 2021
In his video, translated by The National Root, he says to “stay away from fiat money” and that these are “fake money made of paper and lies.” He continues by urging people to invest in bitcoin instead.
If you’re familiar with Salinas, then you’re probably aware that this isn’t the first tie he recommended that people buy bitcoin. Last month in November, the billionaire tweeted a similar message urging people to “buy bitcoin right now.” According to Salinas, the United States is beginning to act like “any other irresponsible third world country.”
In June of the same year, he revealed that he’s working on having his bank accept BTC. If his plan pushes through, his bank will notably be the first in Mexico ever to accept bitcoin.
It’s clear that Salinas believes so much in Bitcoin’s capabilities and potential to become even more significant than it already is. The billionaire even said one time that he believes Bitcoin to be “the new gold,” the only difference is that this digital asset is more portable.
