Illicit Economy

Christine Lagarde: The peril of cryptocurrencies

Servers for data storage are seen at Advania's Thor Data Center in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland August 7, 2015.   REUTERS/Sigtryggur Ari/File Photo

The anonymity of crypto-currency is what makes it both so appealing and dangerous. Image: REUTERS/Sigtryggur Ari/File Photo

Christine Lagarde
President, European Central Bank
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