Christine Lagarde, head of International Monetary Fund told CNNMoney that international regulatory actions on cryptocurrencies are ’inevitable’. As we all know, IMF and other big institutions like to throw around money laundering accusations from time to time when talking about digital currencies, specially Bitcoin. Of course Lagarde could not resist the temptation, in an interview to CNNMoney she stated:

“We are actively engaging in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. And that reinforces our determination to work on those two directions.”

The main concerns are not the digital currencies themselves, but their usage and accountability. Whats really important is to see what they are used for, and who is using them for those activities, according to Lagarde. She has also expressed on several occasions previously that BTC and the rest of the digital assets should be taken seriously, and she called for a global cooperation for regulation to be applied.

She is not alone, as CNBC reported in January several worldwide leaders shared the same views, including Theresa May (UK Prime Minister) and Emmanual Macron (French Prime Minister). Moreover, there is going to be a cryptocurrency regulation topic to be discussed in the G20 meeting next month.