He just boasted for no apparent reason, because there's already a lot of bitcoin evidence as a virtual currency whose users are vast, more than money, more than assets.
Yes, perhaps all his saying is just his own opinion and speculations with no formal or proper basis. As far as i know Bitcoin is a virtual or digital currency circulated over the internet because it has corresponded market value and convertible for any of our local money and even what big man says about it, still I will continue working for Bitcoin and grab this opportunity while still ticking