Wang Yongli: Using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to re-anchor currency is a misunderstanding of the laws of currency development

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Former Vice President of the Bank of China, Wang Yongli, authored an article titled “Where Does the Massive Increase in Money Supply Come From?” which points out that modern currency has completely transitioned from metal-backed paper money to a system no longer anchored to any specific tradable wealth asset. Both monetary theory and practice have fully demonstrated that anchoring to any specific wealth will inevitably cause the total money supply to be unable to keep pace with changes in the total value of tradable assets. This can lead to severe constraints or hindrances on exchange transactions and economic and social development due to money shortages. Therefore, returning to the gold standard or seeking new anchors for currency (such as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, rare earths, energy, etc.) is a misunderstanding of the nature and developmental laws of money.

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Mr.Shuijinvip
· 02-17 10:43
President Wang Yongli also doesn't understand Bitcoin. Is Bitcoin's creation really just to anchor currency? Gold doesn't need to be anchored to currency and still has the value of a hard currency. Like gold, Bitcoin is a hard currency in the digital economy world, serving as a store of value, an energy currency, and foundational infrastructure for blockchain! Wang Yongli has misunderstood Bitcoin's value to the economy! It's not that Bitcoin needs to anchor currency!
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