South African professor accuses central banker of spreading misinformation that damages cryptocurrency industry

[South African professor accuses central bank officials of spreading misinformation that damages the cryptocurrency industry] Jinse Finance reported that South African professor Steven Boykey Sidley called the deputy governor of the South African Central Bank’s statement that “90% of cryptocurrency transactions” are illegal as “nonsense.” . The professor also accused senior central bank officials of spreading inaccurate information and "causing immeasurable damage to an important new industry". (Bitcoin.com)

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