{"id":51598,"date":"2026-09-22T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51598"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:45:09","slug":"tim-draper-slams-apple-and-meta-for-keeping-bitcoin-off-balance-sheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51598","title":{"rendered":"Tim Draper Slams Apple and Meta for Keeping Bitcoin Off Balance Sheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bitcoin-ethereum-rallies.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A prominent investor is criticizing major technology companies for excluding Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/bitcoin\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BTC<\/a>) from their balance sheets amid rising economic risks.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview on the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Tim Draper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cepUVzTYWHo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> it is \u201cirresponsible\u201d for major tech companies like Apple and Meta not to own at least enough Bitcoin to pay for about a month of operating expenses.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe ones who are not holding Bitcoin, the Apple, the Facebook, they should all\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The venture capitalist argues that Bitcoin is a store of value and that current government spending trends will inevitably lead to hyperinflation or a financial crisis.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf I\u2019m the head of the treasury and I\u2019m looking at the ridiculous amount of government spending that\u2019s been going on for the last 10 years, and the possibility of hyperinflation or crazy high interest rates, I would hold at least four weeks worth of Bitcoin on my balance sheet\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re a board member of a public company and you don\u2019t own Bitcoin, and a bank goes under that holds all your cash, you are personally liable for two to four weeks of employee compensation. Imagine being Apple. You\u2019ve got all your money tied up in dollars, and it\u2019s a huge amount, crazy amounts of dollars, and you aren\u2019t holding any Bitcoin. That\u2019s irresponsible in a time like now, where you don\u2019t see an end to government spending, and what that does is it inflates the dollar or it means that the interest rates are going to go up.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of those two things, and both of them put your dollars at risk.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The remarks come as discussions grow around corporate adoption of Bitcoin as a hedge against fiscal policies and potential economic turmoil.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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