{"id":7384,"date":"2017-12-06T11:44:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T11:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=7384"},"modified":"2018-06-27T08:20:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T08:20:35","slug":"imf-head-cryptocurrencies-not-a-threat-to-central-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/imf-head-cryptocurrencies-not-a-threat-to-central-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF head: cryptocurrencies not a threat to central banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, believes that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to central banks and traditional currencies. Moreover, she has stated that it is unwise for leading authorities around the world to reject virtual currencies as they are likely to become an integral part of our world. In fact, the IMF head does not rule out the inclusion of blockchain technology-based currencies eventually being used by the IMF\u2019s special drawing rights allocation system (SDR), which currently include five currencies (U.S. dollars, euros, pounds sterling, yens and yuans).<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-7384 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BigTechs threaten financial stability'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bigtechs-threaten-financial-stability\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bigtechs-threaten-financial-stability-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-13482\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-13482'>\n\t\t\t\tBigTechs threaten financial stability\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Highlights from FinNext 2021'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/highlights-from-finnext-2021\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6OrfS61-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15934\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15934'>\n\t\t\t\tHighlights from FinNext 2021\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Kenyan FinTech startup launches financial education academy'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/kenyan-fintech-startup-launches-financial-education-academy\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kenyan-fintech-startup-launches-financial-education-academy-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12469\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12469'>\n\t\t\t\tKenyan FinTech startup launches financial education academy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, believes that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to central banks and traditional currencies. 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