{"id":29554,"date":"2020-10-02T18:44:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T15:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=29554"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:39:39","slug":"former-mep-makes-first-foray-into-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/former-mep-makes-first-foray-into-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Former MEP makes first foray into bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The British politician Godfrey Bloom added bitcoins to his investment portfolio. This is his first-ever purchase of cryptocurrency.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I make my first purchases of bitcoin this week.<br \/>\nGold &#038; silver have I plenty. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EPObJZ7Rvk\">https:\/\/t.co\/EPObJZ7Rvk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Godfrey Bloom (@goddersbloom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goddersbloom\/status\/1311631887513923585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy to chat with you about the economics of Bitcoin, Godfrey. Also happy to see your interest in Austrian school economics.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uaJopJDdd4\">https:\/\/t.co\/uaJopJDdd4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vijay Boyapati (@real_vijay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/real_vijay\/status\/1311785923181342720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good for you Godfrey!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve listening to your \u00absame old horrid speech\u00bb every now and then on youtube \u2014 it is still similar to a mastercard ad which states: \u00abpriceless\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>I welcome you to the bandwagon.<\/p>\n<p>Godspeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SamiKriikkula (@samikriikkula) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samikriikkula\/status\/1311915817194356736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Godfrey Bloom served as a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014. During that time he was known for sharp remarks aimed at the traditional financial system as well as at his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010 Bloom was ejected from a meeting for insulting a German colleague. He shouted Nazi slogans in German. In 2013 the British politician stated that the banking structure is built on fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Nasdaq-listed MicroStrategy <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-bets-another-175-million-on-bitcoin\">invested<\/a> in the first cryptocurrency. The total investment in BTC amounted to $425 million.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British politician Godfrey Bloom added bitcoins to his investment portfolio. 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