Jim Fulner: Bitcoin Can Become the “Reserve Currency”
In an exclusive interview with Bitcoinist.net, Jim Fulner, the 2014 Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan, says Bitcoin is, and should continue to be, primarily a currency that stands alone. As a staunch Bitcoin advocate, Fulner said that Bitcoin can facilitate exchange just as efficiently as any other currency. Fulner says, “I don’t foresee any time in my life that Bitcoin ceases to exist. I see the possibility for it to someday become the “reserve currency” of the international free market.” Born on May 24, 1983 in North Las Vegas, Nevada, Jim Fulner has had an eventful....
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