BITCOIN: Cryptocurrency is for criminals, says inventor of world’s leading computer code…

Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup invented the language C++ in 1985. Even now, 34 years on, it remains the one of the most commonly used codes woven into systems throughout the world. However, Stroustrup now says his one overwhelming regret over the last four decades is that his work went on to become the code upon which bitcoin is based. “When you build a tool, you do not know how it is going to be used,” he lamented.

“I’m very happy and proud of some of the things C++ is being used for and there are some other things I wish people wouldn’t do.

“Bitcoin mining is my favourite example – it uses as much energy as Switzerland and mostly serves criminals.”

The 68-year-old – a managing director at Morgan Stanley in New York – has spoken before about his dislike of cryptocurrency, but this is the first time he’s expressed remorse over his code being used in the creation of BTC.

Speaking on the highly popular Lex Fridman podcast, the University of Cambridge…