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Central Bank Digital Currencies to Complement Crypto - Binance CEO

Central Bank Digital Currencies to Complement Crypto - Binance CEO

Central-bank-backed digital currencies will complement rather than compete with or replace cryptocurrencies, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao predicted in an interview.

"Even though central bank digital currencies may come out, fundamentally they are very different from native cryptocurrencies. I don't think they will replace Bitcoin," Zhao said.

Several countries have been considering issuing their own digital tokens, a virtual form of a their fiat currencies, after the crypto market took off.

The founder of the world's largest crypto exchange said that state-backed tokens would provide novice users with security and confidence of a centralized currency, while educating them about digital coins.

"It is a very strong validation of the blockchain technology that central banks are using it. It also serves as a very strong educational portal, now that governments are educating the users about crypto," he explained.

Zhao added that central bank digital currencies could potentially serve as a medium of exchange, providing another option for exchanges to integrate.
The number of investors wishing to put their money into cryptocurrencies rose five times within a year, Changpeng Zhao said.

"I think there is probably a five-X jump in the number of institutions from this year versus last one, from now versus the beginning of this year. This year, we've seen tremendous growth," he said in an interview.

Zhao, who founded the world's largest digital coin exchange Binance four years ago, said the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies was best reflected by Bitcoin. Its price rose to an all-time high of over $68,000 during a buying spree in November.

It is further evidenced from the price of Bitcoin, which I believe is a very accurate indicator of the overall market," Zhao said.

He said there were different kinds of investors joining the crypto market — from family offices that are more interested in wealth preservation to hedge funds that are trading very actively to make money to market makers and equity and crypto project investors.

Comments

Nex 4 year ago
Oh ya, crypto currencies offer a lot of value, for example cheap and fast value transfer with smart contract capability. Some ppl just don’t understand it (yet)
Oh ya 4 year ago
Crypto is just a gamble on the stock market like anything else on it. It has no value in its own unless you can find a bigger sucker to pay more for it than you did. It produces nothing and has nothing backing it. The value jumps up and down so much it will never be concerned a real form of currency and if you thing the Jews that own the Federal Reserve is going to let the likes of Bitcoin cut into their profits you do not understand the mindset of the moneychangers

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