France’s Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire has appointed an open Bitcoin critic to head a task force examining cryptocurrency regulation, local source Les Echos reports Monday, Jan. 15.
Jean-Pierre Landau, who called Bitcoin “the tulips of modern times” four years ago, will now head France’s efforts to “better control” its regulatory evolution.
“We want a stable economy,” minister Le Maire told reporters in a session during which he announced Landau’s appointment.