“On Monday, the chairman of France’s market regulator denounced Bitcoin as a “dangerous illusion” and a tool for criminals. “It’s a way to purchase illicit goods, it’s a way to launder illicit income, it’s a way to develop and pay for cybercrimes and it’s a pure empty commodity,” Robert Ophele, chairman of the Autorite des Marches Financiers, said in a Bloomberg Television interview from Tokyo. “If it were a currency, it would be a very bad one.”
Robert Ophele, Chairman, the Autorite des Marches Financiers · Bitcoin since: +587%
As published by Irish Times
A little perspective.
Bitcoin on that day$11,696December 5, 2017
$100 at that price$686.86At our latest price check
Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $80,335, checked Oct 29, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.
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Bitcoin Is Dead. “Bitcoin: French Economist Predicts Day Of Reckoning” — Robert Ophele, Irish Times, December 5, 2017. Bitcoin: $11,696.06. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2017-12-05-bitcoin-french-economist-predicts-day-of-reckoning