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Mike Novogratz Slams BIS Boss for Ignoring These “Facts” about Bitcoin and Ethereum

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 06:27
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Alex Dovbnya
Galaxy Digital CEO, Mike Novogratz, has responded to comments made by Bank for International Settlements' General Manager, Augustin Carstens, regarding the superiority of fiat currencies over cryptocurrencies
Mike Novogratz Slams BIS Boss for Ignoring These “Facts” about Bitcoin and Ethereum
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Mike Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital, has hit back at comments made by Augustin Carstens, the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), stating that Carstens has ignored the facts about Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

Carstens recently claimed that fiat currencies have "won the battle" against cryptocurrencies and that technology doesn't make for trusted money.

Novogratz stated on Twitter that "Carstens has held a stubborn view that just doesn’t hold up to the facts," and that in the past 10 years, many fiat currencies have depreciated by over 50%, while BTC and ETH have appreciated significantly. Novogratz also noted that 200 million people trust BTC.

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Travis Kling, founder of crypto investment firm Ikigai Asset Management, also weighed in on the debate, saying that Bitcoin hasn't acted as a store of value and has instead acted like an unprofitable software-as-a-service (SAAS) stock.

He added that stablecoins are far and away the use case for crypto that has gained the most traction, but that's not exactly a win for crypto since stablecoins are facilitating access to fiat, specifically the greenback.

Kling further noted that nothing else in crypto is competing to be money and that Ethereum may one day achieve this feat, but it's too early to make that call.

He added that none of the other cryptocurrencies on the horizon are even in the conversation and that none of them are trustless.

Kling also pointed out that the crypto market has been battered by fraud and bad actors, and that regulators have the market by the balls, adding that there is no political goodwill in the U.S. to effectively fight back.

He said that if the crypto market keeps shooting itself in the foot with the same bullets cycle after cycle, Carstens will be making the same speech five years from now.

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Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.