The reactions to cryptocurrencies have been mixed around the world. While countries like El Salvador have adopted Bitcoin and classified the marquee cryptocurrency as legal currency, others like India and China have been more measured in their approach – or downright hostile to virtual currencies.
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South Africa is one of the countries that recently reaffirmed its national stance on the fate of digital currencies after the governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Lesetja Kganyago, bitcoin.com reported on Monday (August 30), took a position.
According to Kganyago, the central bank has long believed that cryptocurrencies or crypto assets like Bitcoin are not currencies because they fail to meet the three most important requirements for a currency.
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“First, it has to be a generally accepted medium of exchange. Second, it must be accepted as a store of value. And third, it has to be a unit of account. A cryptocurrency is a store of value. It is a medium of exchange, but it is not widely accepted. It is only accepted by those who take part, ”he was quoted as saying.
Kganyago made these remarks during a leadership dialogue at Wits University, South Africa, where he shared his thoughts on the various issues the bank had to deal with on a daily basis.
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He also said that FinTech companies that take deposits or conduct money transfers are regulated “like a payment provider,” while companies that sell insurance policies are subject to insurance regulations.
Nonetheless, the SARB understands “the value fintech firms bring to the financial sector,” which is why the central bank has “created an innovation hub at the Reserve Bank” to support these companies, he allegedly said.
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