Davos: ECB’s Benoît Cœuré Looks To G20 For Cryptocurrency Regulations

January 27, 2018 12:18 AM

In Davos, a great deal of focus concerning world economics has been pointed at blockchain, and more specifically, cryptocurrencies.

Speaking to an audience at a panel January 26, 2018, European Central Bank (ECB) board member Benoît Cœuré forecast that the subject of cryptocurrencies will be among regulatory goals addressed at the upcoming G20 summit in March.

“The international community is … preparing an answer to that, and I would expect … the G20 discussion in Buenos Aires in March to focus very much on these issues,” said Cœuré.

Earlier this week the ECB had sought answers about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology from age groups 16-35, public comments which bank president Mario Draghi is slated to address in a video session this February 12.

It is likely that the impressions gathered from the meetings in Davos, as well as those attributable to public sentiment, will guide world leaders in endeavors to create regulatory guidelines that provide protection – while simultaneously tapping the unreached potential of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

Jeremy Nation is a writer living in Los Angeles with interests in technology, human rights, and cuisine. He is a full time staff writer for ETHNews and holds value in Ether.

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