European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has expressed her confidence that Bitcoin will not be included in the reserves of any of the 27 central banks within the General Council. She emphasized the importance of reserves being liquid, safe, and secure, and stated that they should not be susceptible to money laundering or other criminal activities. This statement comes despite recent proposals from Czech central bank governor Ales Michl to diversify the bank's assets with Bitcoin.
that Bitcoin will not be part of the reserves of any of the 27 central banks that are part of the General Council. "I’m confident that Bitcoins will not enter the reserves of any of the central banks of the general council," she said.
Lagarde has stressed that central bank reserves have to be"liquid,""safe" and"secure." She has also added that such reserves"should not be plagued by the suspicion of money laundering or other criminal activities.", Ales Michl, the governor of the central bank of the Czech Republic, recently proposed diversifying the bank's assets with the help of Bitcoin.
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