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ECB President Recognises Future Potential in Crypto Assets as a Means of Payment

Rick Delafont by Rick Delafont
4 years ago
in Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Market News
Reading Time: 2 mins read

The outgoing president of the European Central Bank (ECB) believes that so far crypto assets have had few implications for existing monetary policy. However, Mario Draghi believes that this could change in the future.

He states in a letter to a pro-crypto MEP that efforts like Facebook’s Libra could see sufficient adoption to make them a challenge to the euro. To that ends, also Draghi also acknowledges the potential of a public-facing “crypto-Euro”.

Mario Draghi: Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Have “Limited Implications” for Monetary Policy, For Now

In a letter posted to Twitter earlier today by Member of European Parliament Eva Kaili, the outgoing president of the European Central Bank states that he currently does not see any current crypto assets or stablecoins as having implications for the European financial system. Eva Kaili is a known advocate of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

After acknowledging that the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) is monitoring developments in the crypto asset industry and how they might impact monetary policy and the stability of markets, Draghi states:

“Thus far, stablecoins and crypto-assets have had limited implications in these areas and are not designed in ways that make them suitable substitutes for money.”

However, the outgoing president does state that this could change. He names Facebook’s Libra, detailed earlier this year, as being one of a number of stablecoins “backed by large technology companies”, that could see sufficient adoption to have implications for the current financial status quo in Europe.

Critical improvements of @ECB approach regarding #cryptocurrencies & #stablecoins #Libra President of ECB #MarioDraghi replied to MEP Eva Kaili & recognizes future potential as means of payment while keeping an open mind for the utility of a crypto-Eurohttps://t.co/YH4l3LzGG6 pic.twitter.com/ewhzKgkXQx

— Eva Kaili (@EvaKaili) September 27, 2019

Later in the letter, Draghi writes that such stablecoin initiatives highlight how antiquated current systems are. Cross-border payments, for example, is one area he identifies shortcomings in. To that end, the outgoing president writes that the ESCB is currently exploring the use of a digital euro, for use by the public, as well as overhauling existing systems:

“… efforts are underway to upgrade existing payment systems and settlement services to ensure that they continue to match the needs of the markets they serve and support economic activity.”

Draghi mentions the TARGET Instant Payments Settlement (TIPS) service, launched last November by the ECB. The service provides round-the-clock transfers between service providers and customers in real time.

Mario Draghi has not long left in his position as president of the European Central Bank. He is set to be replaced by former managing director at the IMF, Christine Lagarde, this October. The incoming president is said to more receptive to the concept of digital forms of money than Draghi. However, she did state earlier this year  in a CNBC interview that her interest did not lie in fully decentralised crypto assets:

“I think the role of the disruptors and anything that is using distributed ledger technology, whether you call it crypto assets/currency, or whatever, and it’s far from the Bitcoins that we used to talk about a year ago, that is clearly shaking the system.”

 

Related Reading: New ECB Boss is “Extremely” Pro-Crypto; What Could This Mean for Bitcoin?

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Based in Europe, Rick has written about the cryptocurrency industry since 2016. He was first drawn to Bitcoin as a means of payment but quickly became fascinated by its wider potential implications. His interests lie in the political, economic, and social impact of the unfolding digital asset revolution.

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