IMF Calls for Global Talks on Cryptocurrencies

  • Lender echoes Treasury concerns about criminal use of cryptos
  • The debate comes as Bitcoin goes mainstream, seesaws in value

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The International Monetary Fund is calling for global coordination on cryptocurrencies as it warned of the risks from surging prices.

“Greater international discussion and cooperation among regulators, yes, would be helpful,” IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday in Washington.