Dutch farmers fight with Bitcoin – Bitcoin Magazine
With the comment from a Twitter Spaces with CEO of Blammo Media, Boris van de Ven, who will be the speaker at Bitcoin Amsterdam18 to 20 October 2022.
(Disclaimer: BTC Inc. owns both Bitcoin Amsterdam and Bitcoin Magazine.)
It is week four of the Dutch farmers’ uprising in the Netherlands, and there is no sign of a resolution as the farmers refuse to give up their farms and the government refuses to withdraw to regulations requiring farmers to reduce their nitrogen beyond the point that they can continue farming.
Inspired by the Canadian Freedom Truckers, farmers from Italy and Germany around the world also revolt against government abuses and support the Dutch populist movement to reclaim their rights.
The Dutch government issued a plan in June setting out reductions in nitrogen emissions, largely targeting the country’s agricultural industry, saying “there is not a future for all farmers.”
The government called it an “inevitable transition” and reduced emissions by up to 70% in many areas near protected land and as high as 95% in other areas.
“In practice, this plan means that farmers in some areas must reduce their nitrogen emissions by 70%,” said a climate researcher. “It means they simply have to quit.”
Bitcoin interest rates are rising as fears of government overreaction grow
What does this mean for bitcoin? According to a Dutch teacher and entrepreneur, interest in bitcoin is growing, and the most important single hook – what makes people light up – is the idea that bitcoin is money out of the reach of the authorities.
Despite all the talk about assets versus currency, speculation, inflation hedging, the only argument that resonates with farmers is that it is money that is their own.
In a interview with Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter Spaces, Boris van de Ven, CEO of Blammo Media, told us that the government has confiscated land and introduced new rules that make it almost impossible for farmers to continue farming.
De Ven said that the story of the Canadian truck drivers has played for a large audience here and causes a level of anxiety that makes farmers realize that they must secure their finances out of reach of the authorities.
“I was surprised by the farmers I have talked to that most of them have heard about it [bitcoin] is aware of it, is very aware of the problems they face, “he said …” Farmers are financially knowledgeable and understand the solution that bitcoin brings, “de Ven added.
De Ven is hosting the first bitcoin podcast supported by a mainstream media company – BNR nieuwsradio.
He says he has seen a growing interest in bitcoin and an increasing number of podcasts and hits in the Netherlands.
He also hosts a meeting that has “grown exponentially.”
“If the government starts freezing bank accounts,” de Ven said, “Bitcoin will be here immediately.”
CBDCs are coming
The European Central Bank (ECB) is developing a CBDC for the euro which states that a digital currency will speed up transactions, help lower interest rates and reduce the use of cash.
De Ven calls it a potential “totalitarian nightmare”, and estimates that the digital euro will be introduced over the next few years, noting that the ECB’s consultation process mostly drew negative reactions from the general public.
De Ven sees this as another pressure point for farmers who increasingly understand that they may need a way to act outside the reach of the authorities.
Once the regulatory trap is in place with both CBDCs and KYC stock exchange regulations, there is no going back.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) gains control
De Ven sees a “great centralization” happening with his own government that willingly leaves power to the EU and the WEF.
“It’s so obvious, the overwhelming influence of the WEF,” de Ven said.
He noted that the Dutch royal family is involved in the WEF and Dutch city authorities easily give power to the EU and its WEF supporters.
Conclusion
Dutch farmers are being pressured on several fronts – with increasing government taxes, the cost of “green” technologies and the fear of having their land confiscated.
De Ven says the farmers are “tired of the authorities ‘control” and have been “terrorized by the authorities’ regulations”.
Farmers are also facing the introduction of CBDC.
The peasants fully understand that the government is the enemy, and they must act now to escape complete capitulation.
Dutch farmers have called on the world’s blue-collar workers to come together for a day of international demonstrations against radical climate policy on 23 July 2022.
Meanwhile in Amsterdam, bitcoin companies are flourishing and bitcoin is no longer a gimmick, but an exchange tool, says de Ven.
In fact, he is scheduled to speak at the Bitcoin Amsterdam conference October 18-20, hopefully still bringing Bitcoin adoption to Europe.
