Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Says Bitcoin ‘Is Here to Stay’

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Says Bitcoin ‘Is Here to Stay’

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and economist Larry Summers says bitcoin is here to stay despite the concerns by some that it may be a bubble. The former secretary asserts that bitcoin’s price fluctuations are in fact a sign of its resilience. In his latest comments about bitcoin, Summers, who in 2016 became a senior adviser to Digital Currency Group, reiterates his position about the crypto and its underlying technology. Before the new remarks, Summers previously predicted that the “financial industry will adopt the technology underpinning bitcoin.” Still, in his latest....


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