Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does that military count towards the US dollar's impact on the climate?
Yes but it might be positive. Did that surprise you?
If you can explain, it might.
Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin
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Re: Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin
#42This is the 'Centraal Plan Bureau'. If you open up the front door, you're met with a cloud of dust. The parkinglot is filled with oldtimers and the interior is very 'that 70's show'.
> The parkinglot is filled with oldtimers and the interior is very 'that 70's show'. Could you please explain how that ad-hominem based on blatant ageism does anything to refute the points regarding the nature of cryptocurrencies?
>Could you please explain how that ad-hominem
So, you're saying Baye's rule doesn't work anymore?
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#43This is the 'Centraal Plan Bureau'. If you open up the front door, you're met with a cloud of dust. The parkinglot is filled with oldtimers and the interior is very 'that 70's show'.
This description is too funny :) It does have a high amount of old man screaming at the cloud. You can have a lot of valid critical views of cryptocurrency (environmental impact / gambling aspect ), but this his view is very unhelpful Does CPB actually has anything to say here? I was expecting "De Nederlandse Bank" to be the organisation to set the rules here.
This is purely the personal opinion of a pubic official. Neither organization has any regulatory power on this topic. CPB is an independent agency providing economic prognoses and analysis. DNB is in charge of monetary policy but doesn't have the power to completely ban cryptocurrency.
Anyway, when the ministry of finance investigated a crypto ban back in 2018 they concluded that it would be completely impractical to enforce such a ban. I don't think that has changed in any way.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
El Salvador hasn't adopted it yet.
What do you mean? The law has passed, and takes effect in 90 days
El Salvador only passed a vote where they agreed to pass a law sometime in the future.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvador-approves-...
From the article:
> With 62 out of 84 possible votes, lawmakers voted in favor of the move to create a law to adopt bitcoin (...)
> (...)
> Its use as legal tender will begin in 90 days, with the bitcoin-dollar exchange rate set by the market.
Re: Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin
#45Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27470109
Re: Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin
#46Supporters of Bitcoin should be in favor of making it illegal in as many jurisdictions as possible. It's the only way to be sure it's as resistant to government power as it claims to be.
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#47I’m surprised someone is allowed to post is super biased personal opinion as if it’s the cpb’s
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#48bitcoins show the nasty nature of the people
all about profits, nobody care about solving problems, they just want the price to grow to make profit from their investment
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
> BTC is framed as destructive or dangerous and CBDC is their solution. It's hard to refute their point when we've just saw bitcoin tanking and seeing its value drop to half in a few days.
Sounds like we should ban options trading also.
>Sounds like we should ban options trading also.
Or oil and real estate.
They keep going up and down in a completely unpredictable manner !
Re: Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin
#50This is the 'Centraal Plan Bureau'. If you open up the front door, you're met with a cloud of dust. The parkinglot is filled with oldtimers and the interior is very 'that 70's show'.
This description is too funny :) It does have a high amount of old man screaming at the cloud. You can have a lot of valid critical views of cryptocurrency (environmental impact / gambling aspect ), but this his view is very unhelpful Does CPB actually has anything to say here? I was expecting "De Nederlandse Bank" to be the organisation to set the rules here.
No, it's not a regulator and thus has no actual say over this matter. It supports policymakers by evaluating the economic effects of their plans.