President of Fed Bank of Minneapolis Expresses Interest in Bitcoin Technology
It's not every day that you hear about a high-level official at the United States Federal Reserve speak of bitcoin. After all, they do have other things like the U. S. dollar to worry about. But the 12th President of the U. S. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Narayana Kocherlakota expressed interest in the digital currency whilst speaking at a town hall that took place at North Dakota State University, reports Reuters. Kocherlakota views the bitcoin technology as interesting, but doesn't exactly feel the same way when it comes to its use as a currency. Mr. Kocherlakota reportedly....
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