"[Bitcoin] would leave the bankers seeking another job" - Vice-Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan Ruslan Dalenov

Vice-Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan Ruslan Dalenov said in an interview to Tengrinews:

People transfer this digital money to each other by just clicking a button -- without having to use any bank services or pay remunerations for the transactions. The transfers are instant and almost completely free of charge. Imagine large corporations switching to cheap digital transactions, this would leave the bankers seeking another job

Source: Bitcoin may threaten Kazakhstan's financial stability: Dalenov

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  1. AnonymousDecember 10, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    When a politician says "...threatens the nation's stability..." assume he meant "...threatens my power and control, and the power and control of my campaign bribers...".

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  2. BrendonJanuary 16, 2014 at 1:56 AM

    As the Bitcoin industry takes off, it creates more jobs. Here are some possible job opportunities being offered by Bitcoin: http://www.21stcenturynews.com.au/bitcoin-creating-jobs/

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