Posted 4/4/2024, 8:37:47 PM
Fed's Kashkari: Bitcoin Has No Legitimate Use After a Decade, Largely Used to Skirt Rules
- Bitcoin has no legitimate use case in advanced democracies after more than a decade, according to Fed's Kashkari
- He compared Bitcoin to Beanie Babies - just a toy some people enjoy owning without actual utility
- Kashkari sees Bitcoin mainly used to subvert regulations or for illicit activities
- He said Bitcoin is very volatile, putting some consumers investing in it at risk of harm
- Kashkari contrasted Bitcoin's decade+ of no use vs. Amazon, which saw ecommerce grow quickly after its 1994 founding