NgoMeyi 21, owawina uMklomelo kaNobel kwezomnotho, uPaul Krugman (uPaul Krugman) wabhala ku-Twitter ukuphawula kweBitcoin eyanyatheliswa kuyi-New York Times, nombhalo ohambisana nawo othi “ukubikezela kuzoba ngithole ama-imeyili amaningi anenzondo, futhi “ ihlelo” alinakuhlekwa.”Ekubuyekezeni kwe-New York Times, u-Krugman uthe izimpahla ze-crypto ezifana ne-Bitcoin ziwuhlelo lwe-Ponzi.

U-Krugman ukholelwa ukuthi eminyakeni engu-12 kusukela ekuzalweni kwayo, i-cryptocurrencies ayidlalanga cishe indima emisebenzini evamile yezomnotho.Ukuphela kwesikhathi lapho ngezwa khona ukuthi isetshenziswe njengendlela yokukhokha, esikhundleni sokuthengiselana okucatshangelwayo, yayihlobene nemisebenzi engekho emthethweni, njengokukhwabanisa imali noma ukukhokhela i-Bitcoin ransoms kubaduni abayivala.Emihlanganweni yakhe eminingi nabathandi be-cryptocurrency noma i-blockchain, ukholelwa ukuthi akakayizwa impendulo ecacile yokuthi yiziphi izinkinga ezixazululwa yi-blockchain technology kanye ne-cryptocurrency.
Kungani abantu bezimisele ukusebenzisa imali eningi ezimpahleni ezibonakala zingenamsebenzi?
Impendulo kaKrugman iwukuthi amanani alezi zimpahla ayaqhubeka ekhuphuka, ngakho abatshalizimali bokuqala benza imali eningi, futhi impumelelo yabo iyaqhubeka nokuheha abatshalizimali abasha.
U-Krugman ukholelwa ukuthi lolu uhlelo lwe-Ponzi, futhi uhlelo lwe-Ponzi olunesikhathi eside ludinga ukulandisa-futhi ukulandisa kulapho imakethe ye-crypto iphumelela ngempela.Okokuqala, abagqugquzeli be-crypto bahle kakhulu ezingxoxweni zobuchwepheshe, basebenzisa amagama angaqondakali ukuze bazincenge bona nabanye ukuthi "banikeze ubuchwepheshe obusha obuguqukayo", nakuba i-blockchain indala kakhulu kumazinga wezobuchwepheshe bolwazi futhi ayikatholakali.Noma yikuphi ukusetshenziswa okukholisayo.Okwesibili, abakhululekile bazogcizelela ukuthi izimali ze-fiat ezikhishwe uhulumeni ngaphandle kokusekelwa okubonakalayo zizowa noma nini.
Kodwa-ke, u-Krugman ukholelwa ukuthi i-cryptocurrencies ayiwa ngokushesha.Ngoba ngisho nabantu abangabaza ubuchwepheshe bokubethela njengaye bazongabaza ukuqina kwegolide njengempahla yenani eliphezulu.Phela, izinkinga ezibhekene negolide zifana ne-Bitcoin.Ungase ucabange ngayo njengohlobo lwemali, kodwa ayinazo izici eziwusizo zemali.
Ezinsukwini zakamuva, intengo yeBitcoin iphinde yavuka izikhathi ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuwa kakhulu.Ngo-May 19, intengo ye-Bitcoin yehla yaya cishe ku-USD 30,000, ukwehla okuphezulu kakhulu ngosuku kwakungaphezu kuka-30%, futhi intengo ye-Bitcoin yaqedwa ngaphezu kwe-USD 15 bhiliyoni phakathi namahora angu-24.Kusukela lapho, kancane kancane ibuyele kumadola aseMelika angama-42,000.Ngo-May 21, abathintwe izindaba zokuthi "uMnyango Wezezimali wase-US udinga ukuthi ukudluliselwa kwe-cryptocurrency okudlula ama-dollar ayi-10,000 aseMelika kumele kubikwe ku-US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)", intengo yeBitcoin yehla futhi isuka ku-42,000 yamadola ase-US yaya. cishe 39,000 US dollars, bese wadonsa futhi.IRose yafinyelela ku-41,000 US dollar.