Greece to adopt Bitcoin as currency

[NUFCrichard]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-01/greek-finmin-greece-will-adopt-bitcoin-if-eurogroup-doesnt-give-us-deal

I think it would be a dreadful idea, and it will never happen, but that is pretty interesting that people in positions of power are actually thinking about adopting Bitcoin!

[NUFCrichard]

I realise now that Zerohedge is an American website, so it is before midday there, thus this is probably an April fools joke.
It's quite dry for an April fools though, but I guess that is more likely than that they are actually considering adopting bitcoin.

Sorry.

[MF Doom]

I realise now that Zerohedge is an American website, so it is before midday there, thus this is probably an April fools joke.
It's quite dry for an April fools though, but I guess that is more likely than that they are actually considering adopting bitcoin.

Sorry.

Yes there is no doubt this is a joke, probably the author has some btc and hopes to create a price jump.  Sad but btc has turned into kind of a joke considering most people only use it for anonymity when dealing online and hoping the price sky rockets again

[HeliKopterBen]

https://mobile.twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis

[goxed]

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/311gfc/in_a_plea_bargain_former_dea_agent_agrees_to/

[krigger]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-01/greek-finmin-greece-will-adopt-bitcoin-if-eurogroup-doesnt-give-us-deal

I think it would be a dreadful idea, and it will never happen, but that is pretty interesting that people in positions of power are actually thinking about adopting Bitcoin!

Is this 1st April joke?

[bigbitmine]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-01/greek-finmin-greece-will-adopt-bitcoin-if-eurogroup-doesnt-give-us-deal

I think it would be a dreadful idea, and it will never happen, but that is pretty interesting that people in positions of power are actually thinking about adopting Bitcoin!

Is this 1st April joke?

YUUUUP!!!

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

I realise now that Zerohedge is an American website, so it is before midday there, thus this is probably an April fools joke.
It's quite dry for an April fools though, but I guess that is more likely than that they are actually considering adopting bitcoin.

Sorry.

Already saw this posted, nice joke, I wish it was true but Varoufakis will not take that risk, that takes more balls that they can afford unfortunately.

[Amph]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-01/greek-finmin-greece-will-adopt-bitcoin-if-eurogroup-doesnt-give-us-deal

I think it would be a dreadful idea, and it will never happen, but that is pretty interesting that people in positions of power are actually thinking about adopting Bitcoin!

Is this 1st April joke?

no the bitcoin 2.0 thread is, this section now is an april fool joke

but greece should really adopt btc like everyone else

[jasonjm]

and amazingly, bitcoin didnt even move up 0.5%

if greek finance minister had said gold would back their new currency, gold prices would have spiked.

bitcoin dead in the water

[randy8777]

beside the april fools jokes, the idea itself isn't that bad. but can't see any country giving up their old fashion system.

[abyrnes81]

Yeah it's only an april fool

Yes , it is an april fool. Check the tweet that Yanis Varoufa made  :

[techgeek]

I was to say something along of how greece can afford to even adopt it, with its failure to repay.

but then I noticed the april fools joke as well lol.

If that was serious though, that would be something to see. Even the thought of that, maybe the greece can take a hint and say "hey why not use our leverage and market this so can pay back our loans through cashing out through bitcoin".

[majeis]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-01/greek-finmin-greece-will-adopt-bitcoin-if-eurogroup-doesnt-give-us-deal

I think it would be a dreadful idea, and it will never happen, but that is pretty interesting that people in positions of power are actually thinking about adopting Bitcoin!

Is this 1st April joke?

YUUUUP!!!

Today is just a bad day for news credibility in any form.

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

Maybe this was a test field? With this varoufakis is getting reactions and seeing what would happen if he actually said that, im pretty sure he is paying attetion to what is being said even if its a joke.

[bornil267645]

Well good luck for bitcoin users in Greece. I don't know what kind of pros and cons it will bring but hope it can do some good for the bitcoin community in there.

[HarmonLi]

Yeah, April Fools day, but the idea is awesome and also that Varoufakis has Bitcoin on his radar is nice. It could be interesting to buy an amount of €1-10m just in case...

[oblivi]

Yeah, April Fools day, but the idea is awesome and also that Varoufakis has Bitcoin on his radar is nice. It could be interesting to buy an amount of €1-10m just in case...

He has been learning about bitcoin and even said this about it:

What is Bitcoin (or BTC for short)?

It is a beautiful algorithm.

If Einstein, von Neumann and Nash were the beautiful minds of the 20th Century, BTC is the 21st Century’s beautiful algorithm. A brilliant answer in search of a worthy question. A breath-taking solution to as yet undiscovered problems! But democratising and de-politicising money will not be one of them, I am afraid. It will not replace government issued money and it is not about to enfranchise the world’s billions that live in poverty, contrary to the lofty pronouncements of its evangelists.

[ensurance982]

One of the better April Fools Day jokes I've seen this year, although there were quite some good one on reddit, has anyone seen those? Yeah, they should just buy a small amount just in case this goes to the moon. Just imagine Greece being the richest country in the EU

[BitmoreCoin]

Bitcoin cannot be printed limitlessly, so Greek will try its best to avoid.