Et af medlemmerne af den amerikanske centralbank-ledelse har kritiseret crypto-valutaer – mere hårdtslående end nogen anden. “De er 95 pct. svig, larm og forvirring,” sagde lederen af centralbankens afdeling i Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari. “Jeg har ikke set nogen virkning (for økonomien) udover finansiering af ulovlige aktiviteter såsom narkohandel og prostitution,” sagde han.

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Cryptocurrencies are “95% fraud”

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis leader Neel Kashkari The Fed’s Kashkari poured acid on the cryptocurrency market Tuesday as part of a long running series of comments in which the central banker dumps on things like Bitcoin and other private digital assets that purport to be money.

Cryptocurrencies so far are “95% fraud, hype, noise and confusion,” Kashkari said, adding “I’ve not seen any use case outside of funding illicit activities like drugs and prostitution.” He said those who argue these digital assets are needed as the U.S. slides down some path towards communism and a Venezuelean-style collapse are ridiculous and at odds with the facts about the value of the dollar on the world stage.