Reid Hoffman on Bitcoin
From Why the Co-Founder of LinkedIn Is Betting on NFTs Again · · CoinDesk
“When I bought my first Bitcoin in 2014, and by the way, I haven't sold any since then. I'm a believer in in all crypto. It was like actually in fact, this is part of a design feature that this is how DNS should work. This is how identity should be working generally when you get to the internet.”
On , Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder at LinkedIn, spoke about Bitcoin during Why the Co-Founder of LinkedIn Is Betting on NFTs Again on CoinDesk.
About Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and a partner at Greylock, has been making public appearances discussing artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and healthcare. At the Consensus 2026 conference, Hoffman stated that he bought his first Bitcoin in 2014 and has not sold any since, and he argued that as AI agents outnumber people on the internet, crypto becomes necessary for trust and identity. He said he has returned to crypto with "fresh conviction" and mentioned purchasing a CryptoPunk. At WIRED Health, Hoffman said that if a patient or doctor is not using frontier AI models as a second opinion for serious conditions, he believes they are "bordering on committing malpractice." He also expressed hope that within ten years, every major disease will have target molecules that could make a serious difference. In other appearances, Hoffman discussed the future of work and AI. At the Science x AI Summit, he said that "no one should really be an individual contributor" and that people should instead be "a manager of agents." On the Prof G Markets podcast, he described the transition to an AI-driven economy as "challenging" and noted that it is faster than previous technological shifts. Hoffman also discussed his role as co-founder of Manas AI, an AI-driven drug discovery company, and reiterated his view that AI can expand human capability, a theme he explored in his book "Superagency."