Financial and Monetary Systems

Christine Lagarde: Is it time for a new digital currency?

Tokens of the virtual currency Bitcoin are seen placed on a monitor that displays binary digits in this illustration picture, December 8, 2017. Picture taken December 8. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration - RC1A57C36840

Lagarde’s speech could prove to be a turning point in the adoption of digital currencies. Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Christine Lagarde
President, European Central Bank
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