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The majority of people will have their wealth progressively eaten away by the devaluation of money, according to Arthur Hayes, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Hayes, due to the huge amount of public debt accumulated by the world\u2019s largest economies, governments will have no choice but “inflating it away” through money printing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thus, the only way to escape the progressive destruction of fiat wealth is by acquiring assets outside the traditional financial system, such as crypto, the purchasing power of which doesn\u2019t fall compared with the cost of energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy whole goal with all of my investing and is to preserve capital so that I can consume the same amount of energy or whatever energy amount that I would like from now and into the future,\u201d Hayes said in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, the amount of crypto assets available is relatively small compared with the total amount of debt in the economy, which means that only a few will be able to preserve their capital as the majority see their wealth destroyed. <\/p>\n
According to Hayes, the crypto crackdown in the U.S. reflects the government\u2019s attempt to keep the masses within the traditional system by preventing them from fleeing to crypto. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey want your capital sit there and they’ll make it very pleasant, pleasant journey to lose 20, 30, 40, 50, 60% of your purchasing power over a period of time such that the debt load is effectively lowered and the finances are healthier,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To find out more about Hayes\u2019 investment thesis on crypto, check out our latest interview<\/a> on our YouTube channel<\/a> and don’t forget to subscribe! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n