Peter Cruddas is founder of CMC markets

The UK Telegraph have a profile which makes interesting reading on this slowish Asia afternoon

But , well the Tele is gated. So, here is an ungated version.

Crudass isn't very impressed with bitcoin et al

  • "'Kleptos' I call them [cryptocurrencies] - I think they're a gambling product, not an investment product," says Cruddas
  • "That's not forever - possibly in the next five to 10 years they could become more of an investment-type vehicle. There is a future for cryptocurrencies, but I think they have to be controlled by central banks, not start-ups."

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