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Cotar’s ongoing awareness campaign, the “Bitcoin im Bundestag” initiative, will host a launch event on Feb. 22, 2024. The event prioritizes German parliamentarians, although regular citizens may attend.
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JC: I had a wow moment when I added Bitcoin to my political career; I discovered how that solved many problems. Bitcoin is the freedom currency we need to solve a lot of problems.
I tried to push it within my party, Alternative für Deutschland. You can find all the measures I tried on my website, but I was unsuccessful.
I was in charge of digitalization, but the typical response was fear and the inability to trust computers. I had no chance to push my ideas and eventually left the party in 2022.
At that point, I realized I was free. I’m not responsible for what my party is saying. I can do whatever I want, so let’s use the remaining two and a half years I have in the German parliament to do something relevant.
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CT: You have claimed you wish Bitcoin to be legal tender in Germany. Is it possible in Germany to recognize BTC as a legal tender at the municipal, state or federal level?
JC: I think having Bitcoin as a legal tender in Germany is possible.
We could start small in some cities, as in the case of Lugano, Switzerland. We could begin in Berlin or Munich and scale up from there. Afterward, we can implement this throughout Germany.
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CT: Who would oppose making Bitcoin legal tender in Germany?
JC: I think the conservatives will oppose it because they fear losing power. They’re always the parties who want to control the people, which is crazy for me. I would think that the leftist parties would be far more interested in monitoring the people, but in Germany, it’s the conservatives.
Regarding the Green Party, they would reject it at this moment because of its high energy cost. They think it would damage our environment, but if we let them know it’s the contrary, they may change their mind.
I would tell them how Bitcoin mining can stabilize the network, which is actually a disaster in Germany. I think they will change their minds because that’s their primary obstacle. Furthermore, if you would inform a leftist party how Bitcoin can help in real-case scenarios in the world for human rights, I think they could change their minds. But we need someone who explains all these things to the members of parliament.
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