Cryptocurrency Is ‘Worthless,’ European Central Bank President Says

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, says that most cryptocurrencies are “worthless.” He noted that if “cryptocurrency can facilitate transactions that are difficult to make in conventional currencies, then they will have a purpose and might circulate alongside the nation-backed currencies.” Fed’s Bullard Says Most Cryptocurrencies Are Worthless Jim Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, talked about inflation risks and what lies ahead for Fed policy in an interview with Yahoo Finance on Monday. He also....

President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde took to Twitter earlier to announce that the European Central Bank has decided to move up the investigation phase for the euro digital currency. The tweet comes in response to a tweet from the European Central Bank official Twitter handle, announcing that the institution would launch a […]

In remarks that highlight flaws of the fiat currency system, the European Central Bank (ECB) president, Christine Lagarde, says the institution cannot go bankrupt even if it incurs losses running into trillions. According to Lagarde, normal bankruptcy rules do not apply to the ECB primarily because it is the sole issuer of euro-denominated central bank money. The Eurosystem will always be able to generate additional liquidity as needed. Bankruptcy Rules Not Applicable to ECB The ECB leader made her remarks while responding to a question from an Italian member of the European Parliament.....

The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is keeping the central bank’s monetary easing policies unchanged according to her statements from a press conference last Thursday. Moreover, the central bank’s Twitter account recently shared a video of Lagarde defending negative interest rates, as the bank’s President stresses that they “support companies and people in the eurozone.” ECB President Christine Lagarde Wants to Preserve Favorable Financing Since well before Covid-19, a great number of central banks started to initiate monetary easing....

The European Central Bank (ECB) warns cryptocurrencies are being used to evade sanctions by Russians. ECB President Christine Lagarde warns crypto firms against becoming “accomplices” in the crime. ECB President Lagarde Is Certain About Crypto Being Used to Evade Russian Sanctions Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said Tuesday at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Summit that cryptocurrencies are “certainly” being used by Russian firms and individuals to bypass sanctions. A growing number of....