Christine Lagarde and the Privatization of Currency

Tags: Central Banks, Europe, Hayek, Monetary Policy

07/31/2025 Ulrich Fromy

EU Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has declared that anything that might lead to private currencies must be stopped. Yet, as F.A. Hayek noted, one way to confound central banks is through private currencies.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/christine-lagarde-and-privatization-currency

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