INTERVIEW – The entrepreneur explains why in his opinion this cryptoasset has a future in a world where States print money to respond to crises. He expresses his opposition to the “Zucman tax” and deplores that in France the economy is considered as “a fixed cake”.
Éric Larchevêque is a French entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of Ledger, a leading figure in the bitcoin ecosystem in France. Known to the general public for his participation in the show “Who wants to be my associate?” on M6, he publishes The Bitcoin Strategy. Understand, invest, succeed (Michel Lafon), advocates bitcoin as an alternative monetary asset and tool for protecting long-term savings.
LE FIGARO – For a lay reader, can you explain simply what bitcoin is?
ÉRIC LARCHEVÉQUE.- Before even saying what bitcoin is, we must explain why it exists. The initial idea is that there is a need for decentralized monetary instruments, whose monetary policy does not depend on human decisions. Bitcoin was designed as an alternative to currencies whose value can be weakened by money printing and debt.
Bitcoin is a digital currency, completely decentralized, whose operation relies…
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