Politics

Economist Predicts Governments, Financial Institutions Will Begin Campaign Against Bitcoin

MIT's Simon Johnson

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Governments and established financial institutions are likely to launch a campaign to quash the decentralized digital currency Bitcoin, according to a leading economist and academic. Simon Johnson, a professor of entrepreneurship at MIT's Sloan School of Management, expects Bitcoin to face political pressure and aggressive lobbying from big banks because of its disruptive nature.

(H/T Charles WT)