2018-7-14 14:56 |
And the crypto community promptly had a field day with those remarks.
Back in February, he called bitcoin “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster” during a lecture.
Whether Carstens intended to or not, his comments came across as a bit of a competitive challenge to some in the crypto space.
And – perhaps unsurprising – some observers saw Carstens’ commentary as a sign that they should, in fact, buy more cryptocurrency.
Ultimately, Carstens’ call to stop creating new kinds of money may have actually inspired people to do the opposite.