๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ปโ€ โ€” ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick has sparked a heated crypto debate after claiming Bitcoin is โ€œthe only real cryptoโ€ and calling other digital assets โ€œponzi schemes.โ€ His sharp comments have ignited strong reactions across the crypto community, especially from Ethereum, DeFi, and NFT supporters.

โœ… Rennickโ€™s View: Only Bitcoin is Legit

At a blockchain event, Rennick said:

โ€œYou canโ€™t eat Bitcoin, but at least itโ€™s the only real crypto. The rest are scams.โ€

He dismissed altcoins for lacking value and criticized their economic models โ€” drawing support from some Bitcoin maximalists.

โœ… The Crypto Community Responds

While some agreed with his praise for Bitcoinโ€™s fundamentals, many fired back:

Ethereum developers defended smart contracts and DeFi innovation

NFT creators called it short-sighted and out of touch

Investors warned this kind of narrative could stall Web3 adoption

โš–๏ธ Regulatory Impact?

Rennickโ€™s high-profile remarks may influence Australiaโ€™s crypto policy direction. With regulation on the table, this divide between Bitcoin-only views and broader Web3 support could shape how laws are written and enforced in the future.

Is Bitcoin the only โ€œrealโ€ crypto? Or is the Senator missing the bigger Web3 picture?

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