{"id":53954,"date":"2021-01-18T09:02:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T09:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=53954"},"modified":"2021-01-18T09:02:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T09:02:40","slug":"steve-forbes-says-bitcoins-fixed-supply-limits-its-ability-to-meet-the-needs-of-a-growing-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=53954","title":{"rendered":"Steve Forbes Says Bitcoin\u2019s Fixed Supply Limits Its Ability to \u2018Meet the Needs of a Growing Economy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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American publisher Steve Forbes has attacked bitcoin\u2019s fixed supply saying this feature actually curbs the ability of the crypto to \u201cmeet the needs of a growing economy.\u201d He also argues that bitcoin cannot replace the dollar because it is presently too volatile to function as money. Forbes insists that money only works best if it has a stable value. <\/strong><\/p>\n

New Respectable Investment Class<\/h2>\n

According to Forbes, cryptocurrencies can only challenge existing money if their value is tied to that of gold or the Swiss franc currency. In arguing his case<\/a> against the idea that bitcoin will eventually replace the dollar, Forbes concedes, however, that the crypto is \u201cnow seen as a respectable investment class.\u201d He adds that \u201cfinancial institutions are adding it to their portfolios.\u201d<\/p>\n

Explaining this shift towards bitcoin, Forbes says:<\/p>\n

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People are piling in because of a lack of faith in government fiat currencies. The Federal Reserve and other central banks have crushed interest rates and are printing unimaginable amounts of money to pay for Covid relief measures and to stimulate damaged economies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to the publisher, some of these steps, which are inflationary, could be the possible reasons why bitcoin has now \u201cbecome the darling of investors.\u201d Furthermore, Forbes also acknowledges that some enthusiasts do see bitcoin as \u201cthe new gold\u201d while others believe it will \u201ceventually replace the dollar.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Impact of Bitcoin Volatility on Contracts<\/h2>\n

Nevertheless, the thinks this is not about to happen because of how bitcoin\u2019s volatility can potentially affect the contract system. The publisher uses the example of a housing mortgage loan to illustrate why cryptocurrencies cannot be used in contracts which he says \u201care essential for an economy.\u201d Forbes explains:<\/p>\n

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Say you took a mortgage in March for $250,000, today to you owe the bank almost $2 million.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Forbes surmises that no one in \u201ctheir right mind would sign a long term contract based on bitcoin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Steve Forbes\u2019 sentiments that bitcoin will not replace the dollar? You can tell us what you think in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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American publisher Steve Forbes has attacked bitcoin\u2019s fixed supply saying this feature actually curbs the ability of the crypto to \u201cmeet the needs of a growing economy.\u201d He also argues that bitcoin cannot replace the dollar because it is presently too volatile to function as money. Forbes insists that money only works best if it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}