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On-Air Screw-Up: Fox Business Correspondent Claims Entire Bitcoin Supply Is Lost

Tony Spilotro by Tony Spilotro
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Bitcoin is the talk of mainstream media, Wall Street, business, and more. No television segment on finance these days doesn’t include a mention of the top cryptocurrency.

But it has unfortunately led to some serious blunders, and misinformation being spread. A recent example is especially laughable and demonstrates how poorly researched news anchors or their writers can be, as one Fox Business correspondent is claiming the entire BTC supply has been lost or stranded in what he says could “be the premise for a great movie” – a movie that’s entirely fiction.

Fact Or Fiction: Don’t Beleive What You Read About Bitcoin In The Media

Bitcoin has been around for well over a decade now. By the time it took the world by storm in 2017, the majority of the mainstream public still hadn’t yet heard of the cryptocurrency

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It is now three full years later and the cryptocurrency is back in the limelight, yet a clear lack of understanding remains in the media and in the general public.

Related Reading | Bitcoin Trend Strength Suggests No End In Sight, Second Most Powerful Historically

Not only is misinformation spread on purpose by those opposed to the asset class, such as Peter Schiff, Nouriel Roubini, and others, but even public figures do so inadvertently.

As was the case recently on Fox Business News, where a correspondent was covering a story related to the currently trending cryptocurrency. The screw-up showed just how little the journalist knew about Bitcoin and how little research had been done on the subject.

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Fox Business Correspondent Claims Entire BTC Supply Is Lost In Misinformation Blunder

The news itself that was being covered isn’t new, and in fact, the victim lost his Bitcoin years ago. The story dates back as far as 2013 on NPR but was recently brought back to light in The New York Times because the surging asset is the hottest topic around.

An early crypto pioneer lost over 7000 BTC and only has two password attempts left before it is locked away forever. The Fox Business News correspondent or his team of writers mixed nearly every detail, and instead he claimed 18.5 million Bitcoins were lost or “stranded’ forever.

Related Reading | Bitcoin Daily MACD Flips Red For First Time Since $20K Was Taken

Worse yet, the correspondent claimed the 18.5 million BTC was worth $140 billion. The cryptocurrency’s market cap is currently around $676 billion, and the 700 BTC lost at current prices is worth around $250 million. Nearly no point of data cited was accurate, and no, the entire supply of BTC isn’t lost or stranded – but it is being held tightly.

While the offense was rather harmless, and only paints the correspondent themselves as uninformed, misinformation will continue to be a thorn in the side of Bitcoin for a long time to come.

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Tony Spilotro

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I'm Tony Spilotro. Behind the pseudonym, I'm a digital media executive and global remote work leader with a decade of content experience and excellent. Here, I explore my newfound passions pertaining to privacy, finance, economics, politics, cryptography, property rights, and other libertarian-esque views. I am a Bitcoin evangelist, maximalist, and educator whenever I can be, helping to spread its message of freedom from government control, monetary policy mismanagement, and passing the buck - literally – to future generations. My journey from a curious retail crypto investor to a serious Bitcoin advocate, trader, and technical analyst is an unusual one, but life-changing nonetheless and has become less about money and more about a long-overdue revolution. While a firm believer in the laws governing math and science, I am profoundly fascinated by the impact of astrology and astronomy including moon and solar cycles and planetary alignment and their ability to influence and potentially predict markets. It hasn't yet clicked for me as to how to put anything to use, but I consider it my current rabbit hole I can't yet dig out of. My perspective of growing up alongside the internet, the dot com era, the Great Recession, and roots in video games collecting coins and rare items caused Bitcoin to immediately make sense to me. Through all of these lenses, I seek to produce content that is educational and entertaining, and I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read what I have to say. Please follow me on Twitter and feel free to drop me a line if you would like to work together.

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