The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, made the organization’s current position on cryptocurrencies clear in a recent press conference. When asked about the incredible year that the crypto-space is having, he speared no bullet:
They have no intrinsic value. That doesn’t mean to say people don’t put value on them, because they can have extrinsic value. But they have no intrinsic value. I’m going to say this very bluntly again, buy them only if you’re prepared to lose all your money.