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Amundi warns bitcoin in for ‘brutal’ price correction as regulation hits

Amundi has no plans to offer clients crypto options in the near future

Amundi's stance is in stark relation to US investment banks Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon, all of which have launched significant activity in the crypto and blockchain space
Amundi's stance is in stark relation to US investment banks Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon, all of which have launched significant activity in the crypto and blockchain space Photo: Getty Images

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could face a “brutal” price correction when regulators eventually weigh in on the sector, Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi has said.

The firm’s deputy chief investment officer Vincent Mortier said cryptocurrencies cannot be viewed as money or an asset worth investing in, in comments published as part of an upcoming report on the sector, seen by Financial News.

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