Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey Warns Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, Not a P...
The governor of the Bank of England, the British central bank, says bitcoin has no intrinsic value and the cryptocurrency is not suitable as a practical means of payment. His warning came after the crypto market plunged. Andrew Bailey on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned about bitcoin and cryptocurrency on the Jobs of the Future podcast, published Monday. His warning came after the crypto market plunged, shedding close to $500 billion this month. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, has fallen more than 25% over the past 30....
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The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has reiterated his warning about cryptocurrency investing after U.S. crypto lender Celsius abruptly froze withdrawals. He stressed that investors should be prepared to lose all their money, emphasizing that crypto has no intrinsic value.
Bank of England’s Governor Warns About Cryptocurrency Following Celsius’ Withdrawal Freeze
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey reiterated his concerns about cryptocurrency investing to the British parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Monday.
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England’s central bank warns crypto investors to be wary of the risks associated with buying cryptocurrencies. Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England has warned crypto investors of the dangers of participating in the market.Speaking during a conference on Thursday, Bailey balked at the notion of “cryptocurrencies,” stating that "crypto assets" was a more suitable nomenclature for describing virtual currencies.The BoE governor espoused well-worn anti-crypto rhetoric, specifically the argument that cryptocurrencies lacked intrinsic value. “I would only emphasise what I've said quite....
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that crypto assets are providing another means of payment for people who want to conduct criminal activity. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey Sees Crypto Helping Criminal Activities The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, said during an online question-and-answer session organized by the British central bank that the rise of cryptocurrency is helping illegal activities. He was quoted as saying: The advent of digital means of payment, and in particular crypto assets, I’m afraid that the evidence suggests … that....
“It may have extrinsic value in the sense that people want it,” said Bailey. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey’s position on crypto apparently hasn’t changed despite the economic fallout of the pandemic in the United Kingdom.According to an Oct. 12 report from Reuters, Bailey spoke at a Bank of England, or BoE, question and answer session with members of the U.K. public on Monday. At that time, he stated that he was “very nervous” about people using Bitcoin (BTC) for payments. The governor said people should consider the asset's volatility when it came time to invest.“I have to be....
Bitcoin’s intrinsic value has been heavily discussed in the crypto community this week following a remark by the governor of the Bank of England suggesting that the cryptocurrency may have no intrinsic value. Does Bitcoin Have Intrinsic Value? Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey talked about bitcoin’s intrinsic value during a question and answer session with members of the public early this week. “I have to be honest, it is hard to see that bitcoin has what we tend to call intrinsic value,” he was quoted by Reuters as saying. “It may have extrinsic value in....