Apple co - founder Steve Wozniak has said " only bitcoin is pure digital gold " among its competitor companies , although he has sold most of the $ 1 in bitcoins he bought when it launched . He also " bought into " claims by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that it would become the " single currency " of the internet and would be the " international currency of choice " by 2028 . Wozniak said rival companies tended to give up some of the aspects of bitcoin . " Wozniak reiterated that he is “not an investor,” having originally purchased Bitcoin at $700 to experiment with its use as a means of payment. For example , being totally decentralised and having no central control is the first thing they have to give up to try to have a business model . "
Apple co - founder Steve Wozniak has said " only bitcoin is pure digital gold " among its competitor companies , although he has sold most of the $ 1 in bitcoins he bought when it launched . He also " bought into " claims by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that it would become the " single currency " of the internet and would be the " international currency of choice " by 2028 . Wozniak said rival companies tended to give up some of the aspects of bitcoin . " For example , being totally decentralised and having no central control is the first thing they have to give up to try to have a business model . "