Central Bank of Lebanon will release state cryptocurrency in 2021 year

According to the chairman of the Central Bank of Lebanon, The regulator will release its own cryptocurrency next year to strengthen trust in the banking sector.

Chairman of the Central Bank of Lebanon Riad Salame (Riad Salameh) stated, that the release state cryptocurrency will help the transition to a system of non -cash calculations, and also strengthen trust in the banking sector. Besides, He urged banks to start restructuring, including a change in the structure of capital on 20%.

“Lebanon has no natural resources, And we must store gold, Because it is an asset, which can be implemented in foreign markets, If we encounter an inevitable and fatal crisis ", – Salama said.

Recall, what else in 2017 He called Salam a year
Bitcoin "Unregulated raw materials" and called for prohibiting its use. In October last year, a famous American economist and trader Nassim Taleb (Nassim Taleb) stated, that the closure of banks in Lebanon can lead to a mass transition to cryptocurrencies, And this year I advised
Citizens of the country use cryptocurrencies.