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Crypto boom is 'speculative mania,' Bank of Canada deputy says

Bloomberg
Shelly Hagan

A top Bank of Canada official called the recent spike in cryptocurrency prices "speculative mania," and said such assets don't have the qualities to become the money of the future.

In a speech on "payments innovation," Deputy Governor Tim Lane said costly verification methods and unstable purchasing power makes cryptocurrencies like bitcoin a "flawed"…