Bill Gates opinion about cryptocurrency

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Bill Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft, has criticised the anonymity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, saying the use of digital cash has led to deaths.
The world's second richest man took part in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" session on Tuesday, during which he was asked about his thoughts on cryptocurrency.
The technology has soared in popularity over the past year as the price of Bitcoin soared to almost $20,000. 
Part of the appeal of the digital cash is the anonymity it grants holders. It uses decentralised technology for secure payments and storing money that doesn't require banks or people's names.

But while that feature is lauded by some, Mr Gates said it was not "a good thing".
“The Governments [sic] ability to find money laundering and tax evasion and terrorist funding is a good thing,” Mr Gates wrote.
“Right now cryptocurrencies are used for buying Fentanyl and other drugs so it is a rare technology that has caused deaths in a fairly direct way. I think the speculative wave around ICOs and cryptocurrencies is super risky for those who go long,” he said. 

One Reddit user pointed out that people can also buy drugs with regular cash. 
“Yes – anonymous cash is used for these kinds of things but you have to be physically present to transfer it which makes things like kidnapping payments more difficult,” he said.
He has also praised the technology behind it.  During a BackChannel interview in 2015, he said people needed to “draw on the revolution of Bitcoin, but Bitcoin alone is not good enough.”
And as a sign of the benefits he sees in the field, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partnered with cryptocurrency firm Ripple in October in a bid to help those around the world who are unable to use or access banks. 
Ripple has been soaring in popularity and has been closing in on Bitcoin's market lead.
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Source : [msn.com]

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