ECB's Christine Lagarde Says 'Speculative' Bitcoin Needs Global Regulation
In a speech at a Reuters online event Wednesday, Lagarde said bitcoin was a "highly speculative" asset.
Jan 13, 2021 at 10:29 a.m. UTCUpdated Aug 19, 2021 at 6:36 a.m. UTC
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European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde says bitcoin has facilitated “funny business” and needs to be regulated at the international level.
- In an interview at a Reuters online event Wednesday, Lagarde said the “highly speculative asset” has led to "some reprehensible activity," including money laundering, and any loopholes need to be closed, according to a report from Reuters.
- “There has to be regulation. This has to be applied and agreed upon ... at a global level because if there is an escape that escape will be used,” she said.
- The European Union central bank chief added there will be a digital euro, hopefully in no more than five years, according to other reports.
- The ECB has been looking into the benefits and risks of a euro-based digital currency since the Facebook-backed diem (formerly libra) project was announced in June 2019.
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UPDATE (12:40 UTC, Jan. 13 2021): Added further detail from Reuters report.
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