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Xavier Rolet: How central banks could end the crypto experiment

Privately issued crypto currencies face a bleak future if central banks get into the game with a credible global governance framework

Xavier Rolet ponders the future for cryptocurrencies
Xavier Rolet ponders the future for cryptocurrencies Photo: Patrick T Fallon/Getty Images

What to make of the cryptocurrency boom? I often get these questions: Insane bubble ready to pop? New asset class on its way to revolutionise the global Finance Industry?

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