This was swift laughing at bitcoin and ethereum

“Speaking in front of an image of what he claimed was a bitcoin mining farm in Mongolia, Leibbrandt waxed poetic about the cryptocurrency’s meteoric and unpredictable rise to its current price, while noting the “interesting valuations” observed across the asset class.

As the screen switched to an image of tulip bulbs, the audience erupted in laughter.

“For a very brief moment in the 17th century these things were worth as much as a house,” Leibbrandt told the crowd. “For a very brief moment.””