Chinese Crypto Pioneer Pays $4.57 Million for Lunch With Warren Buffett

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-25/buffett-lunch-mystery-deepens-as-his-date-apologizes-to-society?srnd=premium

 

Further details suggest the kidney stones were a fib.  Chinese regulators had an issue with the excessive promotion apparently.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/excessive-self-promotion-justin-sun-apologizes-after-postponing-charity-lunch-with-warren-buffett-11564043243?mod=hp_featst_pos1

[John Hjorth]

Thank you for sharing, gfp,

 

I have to agree OracleofCarolina here - it's so weird. Well, now we at least got a tiny dose of Chinese culture & politics out of it.

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This finally happened -

https://www.wsj.com/articles/warren-buffett-finally-sits-down-for-4-6-million-charity-meal-11581014466?mod=hp_featst_pos2

 

[DooDiligence]

This finally happened -

https://www.wsj.com/articles/warren-buffett-finally-sits-down-for-4-6-million-charity-meal-11581014466?mod=hp_featst_pos2

 

 

The kid gave him a Samsung Galaxy Fold with a Bitcoin on it.

Apparently he doesn't know Berkshire owns a ton of Apple.

 

I'm sure Warren was thrilled.

[Guest longinvestor]

Boy o boy! Now just wait for the headlines with Buffett/Bitcoin to follow!