Veteran economist Steve Hanke dismissed Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) rally amid the federal government shutdown as a “flight to fantasy” on Tuesday.

Bitcoin Has No Fundamental Value, Says Hanke

In an X post, Hanke commented on the apex cryptocurrency’s record-breaking run that sent it past $126,000.

“Bitcoin’s rally after the US government shutdown = a flight to FANTASY,” Hanke, who served in Ronald Reagan’s White House as a Senior Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, said.

Hanke, who has been a fierce critic of cryptocurrencies, called Bitcoin a “speculative asset with no fundamental value.”

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