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Peter Schiff Claims He ’Gets Bitcoin’ But Trashes USD-Pegged Stablecoins—Teases Gold-Backed Crypto Alternative

Peter Schiff Claims He ’Gets Bitcoin’ But Trashes USD-Pegged Stablecoins—Teases Gold-Backed Crypto Alternative

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Coindesk
Published:
2025-06-20 17:53:47
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Peter Schiff Says He 'Gets Bitcoin' But Not USD-Pegged Stablecoins, Floats Gold-Backed Token Plan

Gold bug and crypto skeptic Peter Schiff just dropped a bombshell—he says he finally understands Bitcoin, but stablecoins? Not so much.

The outspoken economist doubled down on his disdain for dollar-pegged tokens, calling them a "betrayal of crypto's ethos." Meanwhile, he's quietly drafting plans for his own shiny solution: a gold-backed digital asset.

Schiff's pivot comes as institutional investors flood into Bitcoin ETFs while stablecoin volumes hit record highs. "Typical Wall Street," he scoffed. "They'll tokenize anything—except sound money."

The proposed gold token could launch Schiff into direct competition with crypto's decentralized finance rebels. Irony alert: the man who built his career bashing Bitcoin may end up validating its underlying technology.

One thing's certain—in the race to bridge crypto and traditional finance, even the staunchest critics are picking sides. And nothing gets Schiff's attention like the chance to sell more gold.

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