国際通貨基金(こくさいつうかききん、英語: International Monetary Fund, IMF)は、国際金融、並びに、為替相場の安定化を目的として設立された国際連合の専門機関である。国際通貨基金(IMF)の本部は、アメリカ合衆国の首都ワシントンD.C.に位置する。2016年現在、国際通貨基金(IMF)の加盟国は、188か国である。
“In many ways, virtual currencies might just give existing currencies and monetary policy a run for their money,” she said. “The best response by central bankers is to continue running effective monetary policy, while being open to fresh ideas and new demands, as economies evolve.”
“Not so long ago, some experts argued that personal computers would never be adopted, and that tablets would only be used as expensive coffee trays, so I think it may not be wise to dismiss virtual currencies,” Lagarde said.
Lagarde’s comments appear at odds with the views of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who this month described bitcoin as a fraud and said he’d fire any of his traders if they caught dealing in the digital currency.