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Central Banks Warn About Bitcoin Again, Need to Look at Themselves
There are three sure signs you’re in a Bitcoin bull run. First, the price increases. Secondly, previously-uninterested friends and family start asking you how they can get into bitcoin. And third, central banks start issuing warnings.
The world saw a flurry of warnings from central banks around the world at the start of 2014. Coincidentally, that was around time time bitcoin last reached stellar highs. From the EU and Australia to Kazakhstan and Indonesia, the message sounded familiar. Bitcoin is not an official currency, its price is volatile, and investors should be cautious. Some added veiled threats to the warnings, that Bitcoin may actually be illegal.
Cue the Warnings
In 2017 Bitcoin finds itself in another record bull run, so cue the warnings. On 7th May, Carl-Ludwig Thiele, a board member of Germany’s Bundesbank, decided to warn everyday investors.
The message was familiar: Bitcoin was not issued by a central bank. It is “not a sustainable medium for storing values” and people should not use it as such.
Granted, Thiel’s warning was pretty mild compared to others over the years. He even added to the end of his comments “… but we do not make investment decisions for the citizens.” He told investors they must take responsibility for themselves. There is no need to prohibit bitcoin use, he added, as long as you’re not breaking any anti-money laundering laws….
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