Christine Lagarde: 80 Central Banks Looking To Adopt CBDC
According to Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank, at least 80 central banks around the world are looking at CBDC adoption. 80 Central Banks To Adopt CBDC “We think that it’s a duty of us to actually have available digital currencies that would operate to the benefit of consumers,” Lagarde said at […]
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The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, says cryptos are not currencies, adding that they are “highly speculative, suspicious occasionally, and high intensity in terms of energy consumption.” She also discussed the need for stablecoin regulation and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
Lagarde: ‘Cryptos Are Not Currencies. Full Stop’
ECB President Christine Lagarde shared her view on cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in an interview with Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein,....