As an established broadcaster, Max Keiser has presented a number of television and radio programs. Keiser is a big advocate for Bitcoin and invested back when cryptocurrency was trading for a few dollars. Max is known as a “Bitcoin maximalist” and believes other tokens such as Ethereum are worthless. Given his strong views on Bitcoin, his followers are curious about how much Bitcoin he actually owns.
Max Keiser’s Net Worth
As of 2023, Max Keiser has an estimated net worth of $100 million. Max had a successful career as a stand-up comedian and stockbroker. He has hosted shows such as The Oracle with Max Keiser, The Keiser Report, and On the Edge. He initially made his fortune selling Hollywood Stock Exchange to Cantor Fitzgerald and has made millions buying early into Bitcoin.
Background
Keiser was born in New Rochelle, New York, on January 23, 1960 and studied theater at New York University. Theater was his first passion which is surprising considering his knowledge of financial markets.
Max relocated to London where he worked as a financial pundit and television host. He saw Donald Trump’s election as an excellent opportunity to return back home to the US. Keiser is married to Stacy Herbert whom he met in the South of France. Herbert is a talented broadcaster in her own right and is also a Bitcoin enthusiast.
Professional Career
In early days, he worked in radio, stand-up comedy and was a stockbroker for Pain Webber He produced Rumble at the Box Office and also presented the CBS radio station’s weekly talk show Buy, Sell, Hold.
Before taking on these presenting roles, he directed ten short documentaries for Al-Jazeera’s People and Power series. The documentaries focused on different aspects of the financial system.
In 2009, Max went on to host a television show titled On the Edge where he chatted with well-known economists. In the same year, he hosted The Keiser Report with his wife to talk about financial news and analyze the latest economic trends.
Hollywood Stock Exchange
Max Keiser became a multi-millionaire from co-founding the Hollywood Stock Exchange with Michael Burns. The platform was ahead of its time and allowed traders to buy and sell virtual securities.
The exchange offered a convertible virtual currency called the Hollywood Dollar as well as MovieStocks. He was awarded a U.S. patent for their virtual specialist technology and sold the business to Cantor Fitzgerald in May 2001.
Bitcoin Investments
Keiser is one of the few financial pundits to talk about publicly on mainstream media. For a spell, he traded other cryptocurrencies but gave it up to focus purely on Bitcoin.
Max Keiser began purchasing bitcoin almost ten years ago when the price was around $1 per coin. While he has never stated how much Bitcoin he owns, it’s estimated his assets are worth millions of dollars. Despite Bitcoin’s price collapsing over the last year, he remains optimistic about its future. His latest Bitcoin price prediction, expects the cryptocurrency to reach $220,000.
