By: Billy Bambrough
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have attracted strong criticism from the world’s central bankers this year–sparked, perhaps, by Facebook’s plans for its own bitcoin rival.
The bitcoin price soared in the first six-months of this year only to stall amid concerns lawmakers and regulators could be poised to crackdown on the nascent bitcoin and crypto industry.
Now, former European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet has slammed bitcoin and Facebook’s libra project, warning bitcoin is “not real” and not the future of money.