ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Calls for Global Bitcoin Regulation — Says BTC Co...

ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Calls for Global Bitcoin Regulation — Says BTC Co...

The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has called for the global regulation of bitcoin. She said that bitcoin is a highly speculative asset and has “conducted some funny business.” Emphasizing the need for countries to work together to regulate bitcoin, she suggested that the crypto regulation could be “initiated by the G7, moved into the G20 and then enlarged.” ECB Chief Calls for Bitcoin Regulation Globally ECB President Christine Lagarde said in an interview at the Reuters Next conference Wednesday that bitcoin is “a....


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