Christine Lagarde Attacks Bitcoin - CRYPTO FRIDAY
Hey DEFI TIMES community,
On January 13, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde gave an interview in which she expressed her thoughts about Bitcoin. In short, she said:
1) Bitcoin has been used for money laundering
2) Bitcoin must be regulated
3) There should be global rules for Bitcoin
It was interesting to hear her thoughts. Take a moment and listen to a small clip of the interview.
For me, this is as bullish as it can get. Even though Lagarde's comments were mostly negative, it shows how much Bitcoin has established itself over the years.
There's a famous quote that I keep thinking about when I read news like this:
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" - Mahatma Gandhi.
We are already in the fighting phase! Big central institutions like the ECB are recognizing the value Bitcoin has to the world. They consider Bitcoin as a threat and try to bring it down.
It's only a matter of time until we win. But don't expect the battle to be easy. Central banks and governments will fight. They will try to ban Bitcoin and crypto, and they will overly regulate it.
But in the end, crypto will succeed.
When you see Christine Lagarde talking bad about Bitcoin, you know that we have already won!
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