Motley Fool is investing $ 5 million in Bitcoin and is going to sell it for $ 500,000.

Consulting firm The Motley Fool has announced plans to invest $5 million in Bitcoin. The firm expectscryptocurrency will grow to $ 500,000. Such a long-term forecast, together with the announcement, was published on the official Twitter account of The Motley Fool.

We’ve got BIG NEWS! We’re buying $ 5 million in Bitcoin on our own balance sheet.

That's right. $5 million.

— The Motley Fool (@themotleyfool) February 17, 2021

The company said it was not going to buybitcoin ETF at a raised price, and plans to buy bitcoin directly. The Motley Fool is the fifth largest investing site in the world with 87 million monthly visits. The company cited three main reasons for the purchase: Bitcoin is a better store of value than gold, it is an effective hedge against inflation, and it has the potential to be a payable asset.

The company included Bitcoin in its tenfoldportfolio ”(10X). This portfolio contains 40 assets that can grow tenfold in the next 15 years, providing 1000% income. The Motley Fool has also started recommending Bitcoin investing to its clients.

Due to the long-term plans for Bitcoin, the company is not very worried about its volatility:

“Although Bitcoin may continue to bevolatile in the short term, we believe it has 10x potential over today's level in the long term as part of a diversified portfolio. We plan to hold on to our Bitcoin investment for many years. ”

If the company's forecast is correct, then over the next 15 years, the price of bitcoin will exceed $ 500,000.

So far, The Motley Fool has named 10of 40 portfolio items, 10X is Bitcoin, cloud computing company Appian Corporation, Swiss biotech firm CRISPR Therapeutics, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, e-commerce platform Etsy, genetic testing platform Fulgent, insurer Lemondate, social media platform Pinterest, mobile gaming platform Skillz, and video communications firm Zoom.

The company has been interested in cryptocurrencies for a long time, and a study it conducted in 2017 showed that Litecoin, not Ethereum, was a serious competitor to Bitcoin.

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