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Author Topic: [2018-03-02] Bank of England head 'Bitcoin is for fools'  (Read 241 times)
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March 04, 2018, 05:21:08 PM
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They can just say whatever they want because they are scared of bitcoin and the later is a threat to them. If the corrupted government does not provide people with decent jobs and decent income, then I believe no one will resort to anything else. Wealthy people have it all and the poor are ignored. It is sad to see these kind of educated people wannabes using the term "fools" in an attempt to make us feel down. And that is not going to happen.

It seems that why the top notch people speak like this because in recent past JPM CEO, Warrent Buffet and some other top people of their field has criticized btc and said it is a bubble or does not have any value. I think they either fear that it can impact their business or they missed the bus of not being part of buying btc at early stage when other investors invested in it.

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March 04, 2018, 05:43:00 PM
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Bankers can't think of anything new. There is no standard set of accusations against bitcoin and no reliable data on the use of cryptocurrencies for criminal purposes. I would not be surprised if the intelligence services of England or the United States organize a terrorist attack and accuse it of financing bitcoin.
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March 04, 2018, 05:58:26 PM
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Well I guess it's simply the attempt of traditional banks or financial institutions to bring down the reputation on bitcoin. We saw the same with goldman sachs for example.
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March 04, 2018, 07:07:48 PM
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They are saying that because they are afraid of a new competitor which they know is powerful and might take its place.
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March 04, 2018, 09:09:42 PM
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Can't teach an old dog new tricks. And if you're so high up on your pedestal, it's very hard to come down to where reality is. Central bankers will always be resistant to change or would always put on the act of being resistant for the benefit of whoever it is that they are subservient to. Little do we know, for all the talk that they are doing, these people are already moving behind the scenes to ensure that they get a big slice of the pie should the said pie turn out to be better than expected. Change is hard for those who are caught in the middle of it, but eventually, everyone will fall in line.

There's certainly some truth to that.  The other factor is that because fiat is so hopelessly prone to corruption and abuse, central bankers have to be fiscally and legislatively conservative.  They don't have the option of embracing anything radical and new.  It's not in their nature.  They don't have the capability of trusting something which they can't micromanage every aspect of, but they also can't recognise the fact that no one needs to micromanage it.  It works just fine without someone at the steering wheel, which is also precisely the reason why most of us use it.  Because of all that, they simply can't adapt to what we're doing. 

Not to mention the abject hypocrisy of allowing the banksters to magic-up-out-of-nowhere a $1.2 quadrillion toxic derivatives time-bomb and then accusing us of being "fools".  Time will be the judge of who the real fools are, I'm sure.

I absolutely agree that central bankers have to be exceptionally conservative and cautious since fiat money is highly prone to abuse and misuse. Zimbabwean dollar and its pathetic collapse seem to be a classic. But I can't agree it is good that you don't have to micromanage crypto because there is nothing to manage. It may look as good and fine on the face of it but in reality this is an obvious lack of flexibility under whatever name. In other words, crypto is like a sledgehammer when all you need is a screwdriver.
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March 04, 2018, 10:54:06 PM
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They are saying that because they are afraid of a new competitor which they know is powerful and might take its place.

It's a competitor and a potential threat in case you as bank completely ignore it. If you as bank or whatever corporation utilize Bitcoin in various manners, you will benefit as well from the massive future potential Bitcoin and basically crypto entirely has to offer. Instead of looking at Bitcoin as being a threat, one should look at how Bitcoin can lift your entire operation, and the global economy as well in the long run. Banks may not see what we see in crypto, but this will soon be a multi trillion dollar asset class, which if whatever entity in this market utilizes its opportinities to the fullest, will greatly benefit from this development as well. At this point in time it's an unjustified level of fear that holds them back, but I'm fairly sure that this will change in the forthcoming years.
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March 05, 2018, 03:38:14 AM
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Don't expect any good comments or reviews from the banks because almost all them are against cryptocurrencies. Banks are one of the reasons why bitcoin or the cryptocurrencies are developed. As we all know, bitcoin allow people to trade directly with each other without the need for any middleman or bank. With cryptocurrencies, it make banks an obsolete method for any currency transactions and they are not happy about it.
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