Flattered. He said something similar about the ETHER also calling it as Apple of Crypto currency. May be he is secret investor of the crypto currency as well and who knows one of the biggest whale in the market. Lolz.
Anyways, if words are coming out the popular figure and if thats positive one then its actually good thing about the crypto currency. However they shovel be more dominating one as to affect the market directly. After the article was published on the same, crypto currencies did not move at all may be they did not synched with us properly or at the right time.
But lets take it as good news and hail the cyrpot's.
What he has said is just simple the truth. I don't think he is flattering anybody. Even if he is a secret investor in crypto that will not change the facts he stated here. It is a good news to the crypto world.
Good news for those who can hold and wait, this personalities will keep showing up inside crypto business they will give their own positions and media will hyupe it out, both can make impact positive and negative will also be speculated, the good thing here is more people will be aware that even big businessman are also involves with crypto industry and they will begin to have interest and invest also their money.