The Eurozone Is In Danger. It’s Time To Separate Money And State
The European Central Bank’s mishandling of the money printer has endangered the eurozone. Bitcoin offers an alternative that separates money from the state.This is an opinion editorial by Marie Poteriaieva, a Ukrainian-French crypto industry observer and educator, following the space since 2016.Something is rotten in the European Union.The euro has reached parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time in twenty years.In June, euro area annual inflation hit 8.6%. The spread between eurozone member states’ interest rates is concerningly wide.Of course, energy problems brought up by the war....
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