Chairman of BSN China: Bitcoin is Ponzi, Stablecoins are Fine if Regulated

The government of China is celebrating the massive down crypto market and one of the significant local blockchain experts has referred to cryptocurrencies as a “Ponzi scheme.” The Blockchain Service Network (BSN), China’s largest blockchain project, was developed by Red Date Technology, whose CEO, Yifan He, has written a new article against numerous cryptocurrencies and their purported Ponzi-like scheme. The article, written on June 26 and in the local People’s Daily, calls private cryptocurrencies the “largest Ponzi scheme in human history.” Native Token LUNA Crash The native token LUNA crashed by 99%, and the algorithmic UST stablecoin lost its 1:1 peg value to the US dollar in May 2022, as mentioned by the author. Additionally, he called the Move-to-Earn or Play-to-Earn initiatives, also known as “X-to-Earn” projects, a “phishing approach” and questioned the concept of virtual currency becoming increasingly popular. The BSN chairman also cited some well-known criticisms of Bitcoin (BTC) from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and renowned investor Warren Buffett. He is not a fan of Bitcoin or any similar cryptocurrencies. “Currently, all unregulated cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, are Ponzi schemes based on my understanding, just different risk levels based on the market caps and number of users,” Ongoing Crypto Market Crash The news comes amid the government of China using the current crypto market fall to support severa...