Former British MEP Makes First Bitcoin Purchase Bitcoin’s latest high-profile convert is a 70-year-old former British MEP who called for the arrest of central bankers in 2013. Former British politician Godfrey Bloom made his first Bitcoin purchase this week, according to a tweet Thursday. The move comes years after Bloom famously called the global banking industry “a scam.” Bloom, who served as a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2004 to 2014, said on Twitter, “I make my first purchases of Bitcoin this week. Gold & silver have I plenty.” Bloom said he was open to learning more about cryptocurrencies and even invited crypto thought leaders and speakers for an interview on his YouTube channel, which has 13,000 subscribers. “I am open & looking for interviews for some top crypto people to teach a 70-year old (me!) about crypto,” he said. [https://decrypt.co/43684/former-british-mep-makes-first-bitcoin-puchase?&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_source=coinmarketcap](https://decrypt.co/43684/former-british-mep-makes-first-bitcoin-puchase?&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_source=coinmarketcap)