Fed Chairman compares Bitcoin to gold
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he can envision a return to an era where multiple currencies are in use in the United States. Specifically mentioning Bitcoin during his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, Powell said:
"Almost no one uses bitcoin for payments, they use it more as an alternative to gold. [...] It’s a speculative store of value.”
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