Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is not a crypto investor, but praised bitcoin for its “massive value creation.” He also trashed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying he lost respect for the billionaire amid the social media monopoly’s epic data-breach scandal.

Wozniak made the bombshell remarks in a February 26 interview with Bloomberg (see video below, starting at 4:08).

Woz: Bitcoin Created Huge Value, Despite Bear Market

When asked if he still believes that bitcoin will emerge as the world’s single currency despite the Crypto Winter, Woz says remains a bitcoin bull.

“I’m not sure I buy that we’ve seen ‘massive value destruction.’ I think we’ve seen massive value creation.”

In June 2018, Wozniak said he wants bitcoin to emerge as the world’s single currency. At the time, Wozniak said he was attracted to the “pure” idea that people from all around the world could share a single currency despite being geographically dispersed.

“I buy into what Jack Dorsey says. It’s not that I necessarily believe it’s going to happen, but I want it to be that way. That is so pure thinking.”

Woz echoed the sentiments of Twitter billionaire Jack Dorsey, who believes the original cryptocurrency will supplant all other currencies within the next decade.

Sold Bitcoin Holdings During Bull Market

Despite Wozniak’s pro-crypto stance, he no longer owns any bitcoin. Woz — whose net worth tops $100 million — said he once held “a lot bitcoin,” but only to experiment with it, not to make money from it as an investor.

When the bitcoin price soared to record highs during the 2017 bull market, Wozniak sold it all. Why? Because he didn’t want to be one of those anguished crypto traders who wring their hands every time the price fluctuates.

“When it went up high, I didn’t want to be one of those people [obsessively] watching the bitcoin price, so I sold out,” Woz said. “I don’t know where it is now, but it’s way over what I bought it at.”

Woz: I Lost Respect for Mark Zuckerberg

Separately, Steve Wozniak said he’s disgusted with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly violating user privacy by selling their personal data to third parties without their consent — for years.

“I lost a lot of respect for Mark Zuckerberg watching him speak, and supposedly taking some steps that are nothing. I don’t trust that.”

As CCN.com reported, the US Federal Trade Commission is considering slapping Facebook with a “record-setting” fine for its massive data-breach debacle.

The FTC has been investigating Facebook since last year amid bombshell revelations that it failed to protect the privacy of its allegedly 2 billion monthly users.

In March 2018, Facebook was rocked by allegations that it improperly allowed UK data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica to access the personal data of as many as 87 million users without their consent.

Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak Quit Facebook

Facebook is accused of violating a 2011 consent decree under which it agreed to get user permission before sharing their data with third parties.

Many users were furious when they discovered that the company had been secretly selling their personal data without their consent.

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Actor Will Ferrell and Playboy magazine deleted their accounts, saying they were alarmed by Facebook’s gross misuse of user data.

Billionaire Elon Musk also deleted the accounts of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX. Musk said Facebook always gave him the creeps.

“It’s not a political statement and I didn’t do this because someone dared me to do it,” Musk tweeted. “Just don’t like Facebook. Gives me the willies.”

Wozniak: Facebook Should Be Regulated

Similarly, Steve Wozniak said he deleted his Facebook account amid its mushrooming user-privacy scandal. Woz pointed out that location-technology company Foursquare has not exploited its users for fistfuls of dirty cash.

“Foursquare have been offered millions of dollars for data on their users. And they turned it down because it was unethical. So you can draw the line at a good place and not a bad place.”

When asked if the government should regulate Facebook due to its privacy-breach debacle, Wozniak said yes. “That kind of regulation we need some of. The United States is way behind Europe on recognizing a lot of these issues on data privacy.”