We’d barely had time to process the news that Rishi Sunak has set the wheels in motion for HM Treasury NFTs as part of a move into cryptocurrency, when up popped Matt Hancock in a cringeworthy video to explain the government’s plan.
If we get the regulation right crypto will not only accelerate growth but make financial systems more transparent and reduce crime
We must understand and harness the potential of new technologies, not fear and avoid their disruptive power
My comments to the London Crypto Club pic.twitter.com/bTn3agfgP6
— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) April 5, 2022
Imagine being secretly filmed snogging a colleague like a Year 12 kid at a bus stop and it not being the worst video you’re in.
Twitter was onto it.
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The visual definition of substance:
Matt Hancock babbling about Crypto in front of a video of a burning log. https://t.co/0b1xtwYrzw
— THE SECRET TORY (@secrettory12) April 5, 2022
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Perhaps it’s because he can’t afford actual heating? Another weird film from this utter weirdo. pic.twitter.com/OySIIxrls1
— Brendan May (@bmay) April 5, 2022
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The average household uses 242kwh of electricity a month.
A single bitcoin transaction uses 1,173kwh of electricity.
At a time when we need greater energy security to meet demand, that’s a lot of electric logs to be throwing on the fire… https://t.co/qOtL8T8G7H— Chris Skidmore (@CSkidmoreUK) April 5, 2022
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Matt Hancock there, speaking from Hell. https://t.co/vawfNsR1dK
— Sophia Sleigh (@SophiaSleigh) April 5, 2022
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The latest plan to make brexit a success, finally:
The UK is going to tilt hard at crypto.
This is a bit of a surprise tbh, now is exactly the right time of year to get into tulip bulbs … https://t.co/hMOUpovuMN
— Carter Blunt (@ThatCarterBlunt) April 5, 2022
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Matt Hancock becoming a crypto bro was inevitable in his character arc https://t.co/UOOL5ufeXM
— Nadine Batchelor-Hunt (@nadinebh_) April 5, 2022
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Try to get your heads around the absurdity of the assertion that *crypto will increase transparency*
You will begin to realise the Orwellian times we are living in. https://t.co/blnPROhINZ
— Elinor Elliot (@ElliotElinor) April 5, 2022
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In case you missed it, Matt Hancock gave a speech with a visual of the government’s handling of the pandemic playing over his shoulder. https://t.co/FKmdwU8Cvc
— Otto English (@Otto_English) April 5, 2022
Source: ThePoke