JPY is ‘backed by hostages’ — crypto exec Koji Higashi

Koji Higashi, a prominent entrepreneur in the Japanese BTC crypto arena, has said that while many people in Japan believe Bitcoin is not backed by anything of value, the Japanese yen (JPY) is backed by citizens held hostage to the economy. Higashi’s sentiment strikes the root of a bigger, more controversial issue for Bitcoin fans:

Source: Cryptopolitan