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Bundesbank says no to official digital money for eurozone
Published Sun, Dec 24, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Frankfurt
BUNDESBANK board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele has ruled out the introduction of official digital money for the eurozone and warned of losses from investments in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, according to a German newspaper.
"Digital central bank money analogous to cash is currently not in sight," Mr Thiele told weekly Euro am Sonntag in an interview published on Saturday.
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