💼 Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett, reported a total profit of $12.3 billion in the second quarter of 2025.
😕 Nevertheless, the company incurred significant losses due to the decline in the value of its investments in Kraft Heinz, with losses amounting to about $5 billion, negatively affecting overall performance.
📉 Berkshire's stock has risen by only 3.55% since the beginning of the year until August, while the S&P 500 index has increased by 7.51%, and the price of Bitcoin has risen by 16.85%.
💵 The company has massive cash liquidity exceeding $100 billion, most of which is held in safe, low-yield assets such as short-term Treasury bonds.
🔥 If the company had invested just 5% of this liquidity in Bitcoin since the beginning of 2025, it could have achieved more than $850 million in unrealized profits to date.
🚀 Bitcoin has outperformed Berkshire's largest investments such as Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola during the same period.
🐍 Warren Buffett, known for his conservative stance, described Bitcoin as "rat poison squared" due to its lack of returns or intrinsic value.
🆕 The new CEO of the company, Greg Apple, has not yet made any supportive statements regarding cryptocurrencies or Bitcoin.
💡 Despite the company's reservations, the market is witnessing an increasing acceptance of Bitcoin, especially with the entry of major institutions and the emergence of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have enhanced its status as an investment asset.
Summary:
If Berkshire Hathaway had allocated just a small part of its massive liquidity to invest in Bitcoin, it could have boosted its profits and mitigated the impact of the losses it suffered. This reflects the importance of Bitcoin as part of modern investment portfolios, even among major traditional investors.
