"Maybe I'm too old for them," Icahn said. "But I would not have touched these things."
The negative comments of the billionaire investor became a reality in front of the CNBC financial magazine.
"I'm not playing the cryptocurrencies, maybe just because I do not understand them," added Icahn in the special TV interview. "How are these currencies regulated?"
"Maybe I'm too old for them," Icahn explained, "but I just would not touch those things."
The bitcoin recovered from its three-month minimum on Tuesday, reaching levels of about $7,000. Earlier in the day, cryptocurrency dropped momentarily below the psychological limit of $6,000.
Despite the great popularity of the bitcoin, more and more well-known investors and analysts are critics of the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
During the Davos Economic Forum in Switzerland last month, the bitcoin was severely criticized by many business leaders.
Jamie Dimon said the bitcoin would never be a major competitor to the dollar. According to him, however, blockchain technology can serve for greater efficiency in financial transactions.
Last month, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he believed that the recent madness of the bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies would not end well.
At the end of last year, Icahn said that the bitcoin "looks like a balloon."
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