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Tim Draper

Founder of Draper Associates, Draper Associates

Search every verified Tim Draper interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Tim Draper, founder of Draper Associates, recently appeared in the premiere of "Travel with Tim," a series in which he led a group on a jungle hike in Oahu, Hawaii, during the East Meets West 2026 conference. During the hike, he waded into a waterfall and received a pitch from an entrepreneur for a healthcare startup, which he responded to positively. He also commented on the experience, comparing the hike to activities at Draper University. In September 2026, Draper discussed Bitcoin in two podcast appearances. He stated that he believes it is "irresponsible" for companies like Apple and Meta not to hold Bitcoin, suggesting that corporate treasuries should hold at least four weeks of operating expenses in the cryptocurrency as a hedge against government spending and potential hyperinflation. He also reiterated his prediction that Bitcoin would reach $250,000 by May or June, and claimed that no elected official has won an election by running against cryptocurrency, describing pro-crypto sentiment as a "strong political force."

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“The ones who are not holding Bitcoin, the Apple, I think Facebook, they should all at least, if I'm the head of a treasury and I'm looking at the ridiculous amount of government spending that's 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 because for one thing, if you're a board member of a”

“I don't know a single elected official politician who has won an election going against cryptocurrency. I think they are they've been crushed. So I think we have at least that we have a real political force going in favor of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. That is a strong political force and anybody who runs an election against it is going to have a really difficult time. In fact, I think pretty much any open se”

“Bitcoin's transforming all of commerce and all of finance and all of retail eventually. I mean, it's going to transform our world. Our world's going to be a lot better because it keeps perfect records and you don't have to have the accountant, the auditor, the bookkeeper, or whatever involved.”

“Now we all know that Bitcoin is better, faster, cheaper than the dollar. It's more frictionless. It's more transparent, keeps perfect records. It's open. It's global. And it's not tied to some governmental force. And so ultimately it's better, cheaper, faster. It is a better technology. So ultimately it will see the light.”

“The freer the country, the more progress they make. The socialist countries always go flatline. Their economies go flatline because they're they have weak leaders and they tell everybody what to do and then everybody just does that and that's flatline no innovation. Whereas the free countries and the capitalist countries grow at extraordinary rates and the less regulation and the less government friction mean that th”

“If you're a board of any kind of a business, you're responsible for at least two weeks and sometimes four weeks of payroll. And if you're responsible for that, you better have that in other vehicles other than fiat currency. So you should hold at least two to four weeks worth of currency to pay people off if your bank goes under.”

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