Bank of Latvia Financial Analyst Advises Public to Steer Clear of Bitcoin
Latvia's Central Bank - aptly named the Bank of Latvia - isn't entirely in support of bitcoin and digital currency as a whole, it would seem. A financial analyst at the central bank issued a warning to the Latvian public which sentiments echoed time and time again by central banks around the world. The analyst, Mr. Deniss Filipovs, warned that the buying and exchanging of the digital currency carries some level of risks (something made all to clear with the collapse of Mt. Gox earlier this year). Filipovs added that bitcoin isn't issued by any central bank (which, frankly, is one of the....
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