US economist explains why Bitcoin is a ‘failure’
Not long after one of the most important events in the cryptocurrency industry – the Bitcoin (BTC) halving – took place, American economist and gold enthusiast Peter Schiff continued to criticize the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) asset’s ability to function as a digital currency. As it happens, Schiff said that the “cost to complete a Bitcoin transaction is now $128, and it takes a half hour to process,” later adding that this period had increased to “over an hour,” making the maiden crypto asset unsuitable to act as a digital currency and a “ failure ,” in his X post on April 22. The cost to complete a #Bitcoin transaction is now $128 and it takes a half hour to process. This is another reason why Bitcoin can't function as a digital currency. The cost to actually use Bitcoin as a currency is prohibitively high for almost all transactions. It's a failure . — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) April 22, 2024 Schiff’s Bitcoin vs. gold argument Although...