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‘Crypto Is Not Currency’, Says South Africa’s Central Bank Governor

by CBDC Insider
August 30, 2021
in Africa, Business
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‘Crypto Is Not Currency’, Says South Africa’s Central Bank Governor
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Reactions to cryptocurrencies have been mixed across the world. While countries like El Salvador have embraced bitcoin and classified the marquee cryptocurrency as legal currency, others like India and China have been more measured in their approach — or downright hostile toward the virtual currencies.

South Africa is one of the countries to recently affirm its national position on the fate of digital currencies, following remarks by the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Lesetja Kganyago, as bitcoin.com reported on Monday (Aug. 30).

According to Kganyago, the central bank has long held the belief that cryptocurrencies or crypto-assets like bitcoin are not currencies due to their failure to meet the three key standards required of a currency.

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“One, it must be a generally accepted medium of exchange. Secondly, it must be accepted as a store of value. And thirdly, it must be a unit of account. A cryptocurrency is a store of value. It is a medium of exchange but is not generally accepted. It’s only accepted by those who are participating in it,” he was quoted as saying.

Kganyago made these remarks during a leadership dialogue at South Africa’s Wits University, where he shared his thoughts on the various issues the bank was dealing with on a day-to-day basis.

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