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The unknown investor has asked for a $1.2billion (£900 million) with Berkshire Hathaway that the price of a bitcoin will top the notorious crypto sceptic’s share price by 2023.

Tom Waterhouse (@tomwaterhouse) broke the news on Twitter.

He said: “Big Bet: Well known Crypto expert has just requested a bet of $8.5m AUD to win $1.2bn that a Bitcoin will exceed the price of a Berkshire Hathaway share (c.$280k) by 2023. Have put him in touch with large syndicate - hope he can get set!”

Berkshire Hathaway’s shares currently trade around $288,000, this means that the betting investor is very optimistic that a single bitcoin will rise from today’s price of $6,241 to hit around $300,000 by 2023.

Warren Buffett is arguably the world’s most famous investor having amassed a massive net worth of $84 billion making him the third wealthiest person in the world.