G7 Officials Stress Need to Regulate Digital Currencies: US Treasury
G7 Officials Stress Need to Regulate Digital Currencies: US Treasury
G7 Finance Ministries on Monday stressed that they see a need to regulate digital currencies, according to a U.S. Treasury Department statement.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin hosted a discussion Monday morning with Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K, the European Commission, and the Eurogroup.
- The attendees talked about responses to the ever-changing landscape of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets and government efforts to prevent their use for illegal purposes, according to the statement.
- “There is strong support across the G7 on the need to regulate digital currencies,” the statement read.
- The ministers and governors also discussed domestic and international economic responses underway and strategies to achieve a robust recovery throughout the global economy, the statement said.
