Belgian Member of Parliament to convert entire 2022 salary into Bitcoin

Brussels MP Christophe De Beukelaer volition person his wage into Bitcoin, and this, passim the full of 2022. As reported by the Belgian quality outlet 7sur7, acknowledgment to the Bit4You platform, the MP’s monthly wage volition beryllium automatically converted into bitcoin (BTC).

As markets person been rather volatile of late, this mightiness look similar a risky bet. At its all-time precocious successful November, BTC was trading astatine $59,000 and is astatine the clip of penning down to astir $36,500.

“We are astatine the dawn of a revolution”

De Beukelaer, however, doesn’t look to beryllium deterred by choppy markets. “We are astatine the dawn of a gyration of the aforesaid bid arsenic what we experienced with the Internet 30 years ago”, declared Christophe De Beukelaer successful a property release. “A gyration that volition disrupt each sectors, starting with finance, security and governance.”

Christophe De Beukelaer, Brussels lawman cdH

According to De Beukelaer, it is the relation of politicians to marque the colonisation alert of these societal changes that are coming. “We tin nary longer stay ignorant of this caller world! It’s a spot similar hanging connected to the carriage oregon the candle arsenic the cars and airy bulbs appear.”

By converting his MP wage into bitcoin, Christophe De Beukelaer wishes to unfastened his eyes to astatine slightest 3 objectives – to show his assurance successful this caller exertion that is being born.

“I privation to amusement that you tin already present intelligently put portion of your wealth successful a caller store of worth to equilibrium your fiscal life.”

Provoke heavy reflection connected the monetary system

The Belgian MP would besides similar to telephone connected economical and governmental actors to instrumentality an involvement successful blockchain technology. According to him, American and Asian concern are investing massively and Europe is lagging behind.

“Are we going to aftermath up successful 10 years to find that we missed the train? It is truthful urgent that governmental and economical decision-makers instrumentality a superior involvement successful this caller technology.  As powerfulness and counter-power are needed successful politics, the aforesaid is existent successful the monetary field.”

Christophe De Beukelaer’s last information for his determination is to provoke heavy reflection connected the monetary system.

“All economists pass america that we are entering a precise risky period: nonaccomplishment of confidence, inflation, the printing of banknotes similar ne'er before, digital euro… However, these subjects are ne'er addressed successful the antiauthoritarian debate. What is currency? What’s the point? What relation for a Central Bank? I privation to bring these topics to the nationalist quadrate successful 2022,” the MP says.

Nevertheless, Christophe De Beukelaer warns citizens astir this signifier of investment. “As with immoderate fiscal investment, you person to marque your choices with large care. Personally, I tin spend to marque this determination due to the fact that I americium privileged and person been capable to prevention money. Let’s beryllium clear, I bash not counsel anyone to wage their full wage successful Bitcoin.”