Bitcoin influencer Alex Gladstein is getting banned on Twitter after his stance on targeted smart sanctions in Russia
Twitter Cancels Alex Gladstein After Targeted Sanctions Claim
Twitter has ācanceled’ Bitcoin influencer Alex Gladstein due to his stance on targeted sanctions against Russia.
Gladstein had previously stated that he favors āconfiscation of any properly targeted assetā. He did state that he opposed ābroad nationality-based sanctions,ā calling them āimmoral.ā
The crypto community reacted angrily to the influencer’s response
āSo central planners can steal as long as the criminals steal from those you don’t like?ā tweeted denverbitcoin. It sounds more like a āfiat rationalizationā than a āprincipledā position, they noted.
Gladstein chose the āleast badā among war, unjustified Russian sanctions, and targeted smart sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs and their relatives. He prefers the last.
Alex Gladstein Supports Polina Kovaleva Sanction
Notably, the influencer’s first response was a retweeted post on Polina Kovaleva. The threadās author claimed that Kovaleva is the stepdaughter of Russiaās Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov ā a Putin ally.
Kovaleva, who had a āglamorous British life,ā was recently sanctioned. To Gladstein, punishing Kovaleva is justified since he ā100%ā supports the policy articulated by the original Kovaleva thread creator.
Among numerous replies, Tone Vays, a fan, lost respect for Gladstein for his āhorrible take.ā Their remark āgoes against everything Bitcoin stands for,ā they said.
According to Gladstein, āI embrace Bitcoin because it prevents widespread asset confiscation.ā āBut even under the Bitcoin Standard, war crimes are punishable,ā the influencer added.
Meanwhile, Twitter user TheGuySwann defended Gladstein, praising his contributions to the Bitcoin movement.
