The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, warned that cryptocurrencies are prone to money laundering. She agrees with the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, who recently said that cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value and investors should be prepared to lose all their money if investing in them.
ECB Chief Lagarde Sees Crypto as a Real Risk for Investors
European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde talked about cryptocurrency Friday during a webinar hosted by the European University Institute. Crypto News.
Crypto-currencies — these two things dont go well together and I totally agree with Dr. Baileys conclusion in that respect.
Lagarde further noted that There are crypto assets … which people are free to invest in and take total risk into, and there are particular cryptos that are, in my view, so prone to money laundering activities. She did not mention any cryptocurrencies by name.
When asked whether the ECB is competing with cryptocurrencies with its digital euro, Lagarde said that cryptocurrencies are different from stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). By investing in cryptocurrencies, the ECB chief emphasized that its a real risk that people are taking, citing the bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said at a press conference Thursday that cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value. However, he noted: That doesnt mean to say people dont put value on them, because they can have extrinsic value. But they have no intrinsic value.
A longtime crypto skeptic, the Bank of England chief reiterated:
Im going to say this very bluntly again. Buy them only if youre prepared to lose all your money.
The U.K.s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), similarly said in January that Investing in cryptoassets, or investments and lending linked to them, generally involves taking very high risks with investors money … If consumers invest in these types of product, they should be prepared to lose all their money.
This is not the first time that Lagarde voiced concerns about money laundering relating to cryptocurrencies. In January, the E ...
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