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[2018-05-25] Cryptocurrency is a ‘Token’, We Won’t Call it a Currency: SARB
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ruthbabe
on 30/05/2018, 14:16:01 UTC
South Africa’s central bank is choosing to call cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as ‘cyber-tokens’ rather than currencies, arguing they do not ‘meet the requirements of money’.

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the country’s central bank, prefers to see cryptocurrencies as ‘tokens’ rather than currencies according to deputy governor Francois Groepe.

As things stand, the authority has not outlined any policies or a regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency sector. Even so, the central bank’s current outlook could lead toward an official policy sometime in the future.

More here, https://www.ccn.com/cryptocurrency-is-a-token-we-wont-call-it-a-currency-south-africas-central-bank/