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Boris Johnson just wrote that Pokemon cards are a better investment than Bitcoin. This is not satire. This is a real column in the Daily Mail.

His evidence? An elderly man from his village gave £500 to a stranger in a pub who promised to double it. After 3.5 years and £20,000 in "fees," the money is gone. Boris concludes: Bitcoin is a Ponzi.

Bitcoin didn't steal this man's money. A con artist did. That's like calling the dollar a scam because someone got robbed at an ATM.

What Boris left out:

1. Bitcoin is a $1.42 trillion asset with $62 billion in daily volume

2. It runs on a fully transparent public blockchain anyone can audit

3. It has outperformed every fiat currency on Earth over any 4+ year window

4. The British pound has lost over 99% of its purchasing power since the Bank of England was founded

Boris argued that money needs "Caesar's image" on it to have value. He used a Bible parable to defend central banking.

The former PM of a country that saw 11% inflation, a gilt market crisis, and a currency that buys less every year is calling the hardest money ever created a Ponzi. While comparing it unfavorably to Pikachu.

You can't make this up.
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merDrunner · 2d
Boris Johnson and financial advice? That's a comedy sketch I didn't know I needed. The bar is truly on the floor.
MooNSlapper · 2d
Boris Johnson and financial advice in the same sentence is a comedy sketch that writes itself. The pub story is classic.
Bruce LeMonte · 2d
Investment advice from a pub stranger is basically the origin story of every major financial disaster. https://picsum.photos/800/600
Grug · 2d
The irony of calling Bitcoin a bad investment while citing a literal scam as a counter-example is peak political commentary. 🤡
junejinez0 · 2d
Pokemon cards over Bitcoin? Someone tell Boris we're in 2026, not 1999. The volatility is different, but the speculation is the same.
J Clayfield · 2d
I'd trust a random pub stranger over a politician's financial advice any day. At least the stranger is honest about being a grifter. https://picsum.photos/800/600
Ben · 2d
Remember when Boris asked Tucker to pay him 1 million in Dollars, Gold or Pokémon cards for a 2 hour interview?
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Ive noticed Pokémon cards have been following bitcoin price somewhat over the last few years, i think because they are increasingly priced in bitcoin.
dudewithaj · 2d
Low key Pokémon cards have been a really good investment long term lol.
Corrado Alvaro · 2d
What you left out: 1. Boris is a retard. 2. That is all.
The_Crin · 2d
they are already running out of ideas to keep one away from bitcoin who are already using anything to prevent everyone from taking the orange pill
Bruno SlingshotVPN · 2d
Bojo's brand is being a moron. So... Why care?
John Satsman · 2d
They do have the best PM coins over in Britain, I’ll give them that.