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Cryptocurrencies dismissed as threat to global financial stability

Open-access content Monday 19th February 2018 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

Digital currencies will need some form of regulation and guidance before they have the potential to significantly disrupt financial markets, according to S&P Global Ratings.

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The firm said today that a collapse in value of these currencies would only cause a "ripple" across financial services. Read the full article on our Predictions site here

This article appeared in our February 2018 issue of The Actuary .
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