Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeff Gundlach says bitcoin appears to be in ‘bubble territory’

Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeff Gundlach says bitcoin appears to be in ‘bubble territory’

FILE PHOTO: Jeffrey Gundlach, Chief Executive Officer, DoubleLine Capital, speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York

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"Bond King" Jeffrey Gundlach told CNBC on Monday bitcoin hit "bubble territory" once it passed $23,000, and he doesn't feel comfortable with the coin's current levels. "I don't like bitcoin here, I don't like things that are up on a stilt like that," the DoubleLine Capital founder said of the coin that rallied nearly 300% in 2020. He added that he's "neutral" on bitcoin.Bitcoin fell as much as 13% on Monday to $30,558. It's lost over $10,000 in value since hitting a record above $41,000 last week, but the coin is still up nearly 89% in the last month. Watch bitcoin trade live here.

"Bond King" Jeffrey Gundlach told CNBC on Monday bitcoin hit "bubble territory" once it passed $23,000, and he doesn't feel comfortable with the coin's current levels.

"I don't like bitcoin here, I don't like things that are up on a stilt like that," the DoubleLine Capital founder said of the coin that rallied nearly 300% in 2020.

Bitcoin fell as much as 20% on Monday, to $30,324. While the coin has lost roughly $10,000 in value since hitting a record above $41,000