My Collaboration With a The ECB Director General Who Questions the Value of Bitcoin - 0 views
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John Kiff on 03 Apr 24"Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have always been polarizing, even within the world of economics and finance. This divisiveness, which often pits the crypto faithful against skeptical experts from traditional finance, is unfortunate. Both sides can learn a great deal from each other. One of us is a Director General at the European Central Bank with a focus on payment systems and market infrastructure. This past February Ulrich and a colleague published a viral blog post on the ECB website questioning whether Bitcoin had any fundamental value and listing other reasons to be skeptical of its promise as currency. The blog post was a follow-up to an initial critique on the same blog written by Ulrich and his colleague back in 2022."