Kevin O'Leary: Sports Cards Are Beating My Crypto, S&P, and Private Equity

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Kevin O'Leary, chairman of O'Leary Ventures, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami wearing a one-of-a-kind Tiffany necklace built around a $12.93M Kobe-Jordan card he says is outperforming his crypto, S&P, and private equity returns. Plus, why he cut his crypto positions from 27 to 3, his energy land deals in Alberta and Utah, and why "nobody cares" about most crypto chains. - Timecodes: 00:00 Kevin O'Leary Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 00:24 The Tiffany Necklace and the $12.93M Kobe-Jordan Card 02:14 Why 90% of Returns Come From "Piece Uniques" 04:38 Tokenization, the NFT Debacle, and Stocks 06:43 The Real Investment Theme at Consensus: Energy 08:55 Why BTC and Ethereum Are 97% of the Crypto Trade 09:50 The Hunt for the Chain That Wins the S&P 500 14:04 AI, S&P Earnings, and the DeepSeek Wake-Up Call 17:25 The Rolex Ruby and the F.P. Journe Resonance 20:30 Why Consensus Is "Where the Puck Is Going" - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE The Policy Protocol: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fh8ffulAWcCqMu0uVuwoj