Coinbase CEO: Bitcoin Will Replace Dollar within 15 Years (Op-Ed)

Coinbase CEO: Bitcoin Will Replace Dollar within 15 Years (Op-Ed)

As many experts around the world agree that the dollar’s dominance won’t last forever the CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, believes bitcoin will “surpass” it as a global reserve currency “within 10-15 years.” As a former Wall Street banker and economics major in school, I have studied and accepted as fact that the U.S. Dollar’s days as the global reserve currency are numbered. It could be replaced 3 years from now, or 5 years, or 10 years from now. It will happen, in my opinion, the only question is when, not if, it does. I could be wrong, but don’t just take my word for it. Peter Schiff,....


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