Edward Snowden Proposes Bitcoin To Lebanon

Feburary 01, 2023 Story: Divya Sinha

The famous whistleblower Edward Snowden shared a news screenshot which mentions Lebanon devaluing its currency by 90%.

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With the shared screenshot, Snowden wrote “whispers bitcoin fixes this”.

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Edward Snowden tweet shows his support for crypto as he believes Bitcoin can even solve problems of national currencies

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On the other hand, some followers quickly raced to argue with him because of Bitcoin’s performance over the last few years.

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Responding to Snowden’s tweet, a Twitter user wrote, “At least Lebanon tells people before it happens. Unlike bitcoin.”

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Whereas some pointed out El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment where it lost millions in one year.

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At the press time, the BTC is trading at $23,097.

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