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Slamming 'Hedging Failure.' Mark Cuban Sells Off Bitcoin, but Remains Bullish on ETH

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May 22, 2026 7:09 AM

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Mark Cuban has largely divested from Bitcoin, citing its failure as a safe haven during a crisis and its departure from its original purpose. He previously held Bitcoin as "digital gold" but found it did not perform as an inflation hedge. Despite this disappointment, Cuban remains less critical of Ethereum, valuing its utility within DeFi and other on-chain applications. He continues to hold ETH, though specific amounts are undisclosed. Cuban distinguishes between Bitcoin's value derived from scarcity and Ethereum's utility as infrastructure for various applications.

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Why Mark Cuban Has Given Up on Bitcoin?

TradingKey - According to May 22 market reports, American billionaire and former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban slammed Bitcoin in a recent interview ( BTC) for failing as a safe haven and confirmed that he has sold most of his holdings. He stated in a blog post: 'I previously believed Bitcoin was a superior version of gold compared to physical gold. But when a real crisis arrived and the U.S. dollar fell, Bitcoin should have risen, yet it didn't. It did not serve as the hedge I expected, which was very disappointing. It has lost its original purpose.'

In 2021, Cuban disclosed his entire cryptocurrency portfolio in an interview on 'The Delphi Podcast,' where Bitcoin accounted for 60%, though he did not reveal specific figures. At the time, Cuban was a firm believer in the scarcity of Bitcoin as 'digital gold,' claiming he had 'never sold a single Bitcoin.' Now, Bitcoin's performance has left him deeply disappointed, leading him to ultimately abandon his conviction and sell his BTC.

Why Remain Bullish on Ethereum?

While Cuban has been disappointed with Bitcoin to date, he has not completely exited the cryptocurrency market, currently maintaining a minimal symbolic position; furthermore, he is less disappointed with Ethereum. In an interview, Cuban specifically mentioned that while Bitcoin has disappointed him, his level of disappointment with Ethereum ( ETH) is significantly lower, as it is supported by real DeFi applications and on-chain utility.

So, exactly how much ETH does Cuban hold? In this interview, Cuban only hinted that he has not sold off ETH in large quantities, but did not disclose the specific amount. According to on-chain data previously tracked by Arkham Intelligence, Cuban's public hot wallet addresses alone show ETH and other ERC-20 tokens worth anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. However, the extent of Cuban's undisclosed ETH holdings remains unknown, with mainstream institutions speculating that he may own tens of millions of dollars worth of ETH.

What are the differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum?

According to Cuban's logic, the fundamental difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum is their business logic. Bitcoin has no corporate financial reports or revenue; its value is derived from its fixed supply of 21 million tokens. Conversely, Ethereum serves as infrastructure for a vast number of integrated applications that require its native token, ETH, providing its value support.

In addition, there are many other differences between BTC and ETH, as detailed below:

	Bitcoin (BTC)	Ether (ETH)
Founder	Satoshi Nakamoto	Vitalik Buterin
Launch Year	2009	2015
Original Intent	To create a decentralized peer-to-peer electronic cash system	To create a programmable global decentralized computing platform
Primary Use Cases	Long-term asset allocation, inflation hedging, large-scale cross-border transfers, and institutional trust reserves.	Decentralized Finance (DeFi), stablecoin issuance, NFT minting, GameFi, Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, etc.
Supply	21 million tokens	No hard cap on total supply, but includes a burn mechanism

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Why Mark Cuban Has Given Up on Bitcoin?Why Remain Bullish on Ethereum?What are the differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum?

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