{"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='BFC FinTech Monitor 29th May \u2013 5th June'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-29th-may-5th-june\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15005\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15005'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor 29th May \u2013 5th June\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Digital banks provide better service than traditional ones'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/digital-banks-provide-better-service-than-traditional-ones\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/london-978x512-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-10226\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-10226'>\n\t\t\t\tDigital banks provide better service than traditional ones\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Cyber skills program launches in Australian schools'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/cyber-skills-program-launches-in-australian-schools\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cyber-skills-program-launches-in-australian-schools-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12418\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12418'>\n\t\t\t\tCyber skills program launches in Australian schools\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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