{"id":27601,"date":"2020-08-23T14:50:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T11:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=27601"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:57:04","slug":"ryanair-chief-would-not-invest-a-single-cent-in-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/ryanair-chief-would-not-invest-a-single-cent-in-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair chief: would not invest a single cent in Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"

CEO of the European low-cost carrier Ryanair Michael O\u2019Leary compared Bitcoin to a Ponzi scheme and said he would never invest a single cent in it, according to The Sunday Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Irish billionaire unleashed criticism of the first cryptocurrency after his image was used to lure investors into a fraudulent scheme called Bitcoin Lifestyle.<\/p>\n

A fake interview of the Ryanair chief with Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy is circulating on many high-traffic sites. In it O\u2019Leary allegedly demonstrates how much money he makes by taking part in the Bitcoin Lifestyle program, and urges viewers to invest in the project.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI never invested a single cent in Bitcoin and I will not, because I consider it the equivalent of a Ponzi scheme,\u201d said the Ryanair chief.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The businessman warned investors away from the first cryptocurrency as if from the \u201cplague.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would strongly advise everyone who possesses even a shred of common sense to ignore this false story and avoid Bitcoin as if it were the plague,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Earlier scammers used the names and images of Sergey Brin, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and other well-known personalities for fake cryptocurrency giveaways on YouTube.<\/p>\n

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