Users risk when they mess with bitcoin, but the country’s Central Bank does not plan to ban it.

The head of the banking department of the Dutch Bank, Petra Hielkema, shared her attitude to digital money and noted that the government did not plan to ban cryptocurrencies, but it regarded them as serious risks for users. Bitcoin is rarely paid for purchases, and its price is too volatile to keep funds in this asset.

She stressed the prospects of blockchain. The Central Bank has been experimenting with this technology for the last three years. At the moment, such solutions cannot work in the Dutch payment system, but it is possible that it will happen in the future.

According to a survey of the Ipsos analytical company, only 7% of Dutch residents own cryptocurrencies. This is one of the lowest rates in Europe.