Ricardo Salinas backs Bitcoin, calls fiat inflation an "hidden tax"

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas publicly voiced support for Bitcoin and said it changed a basic rule: no one can print more money just because they want to. He also described fiat-currency inflation as a "hidden tax" and urged people to learn about Bitcoin, buy it and hold it to protect savings and defend freedom. The report also said Salinas is currently under tax-fraud investigation in Mexico and the United States.