Bitcoin is not real, and any purchase amounts to speculation, says ECB's ex-chief as he pours cold water on cryptocurrency
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Jean-Claude Trichet :"La BCE va continuer de hausser les taux d'intérêt, elle n'a pas fini le job !" - YouTube
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