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IMF staff propose REDI framework to catalyze CBDC adoption
22.9.2024
IMF staff members introduced a high-level four stage framework, emphasizing regulation, education, design, and incentives to enhance CBDC adoption
IMF Chief Says Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Replace Cash — Urges Public Sector to Prepare for CBDC Deployment
18.11.2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can replace cash. She has urged the public sector to “keep preparing to deploy CBDCs and related payment platforms,” emphasizing that these platforms “should...
Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF
23.6.2023
The IMF recommended that countries focus on addressing the drivers of crypto demand and unmet digital payment needs in a post
IMF's CBDC push gets feedback from the crypto community: 'No one wants this'
20.6.2023
A community member described CBDCs as a “dystopian nightmare” and argued that it will give governments complete control over an individual
IMF Is Working Hard on a Global CBDC Concept, Director Georgieva Said: Bloomberg News
20.6.2023
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that the agency is “working hard on a concept of global infrastructure” to make sure there is interoperability of settlements between digital currencies that are issued by national central banks, according to Bloomberg...
IMF to publish CBDC handbook in response to increasing demand for guidance
13.4.2023
The handbook will be descriptive and informational, while the IMF offers advice tailored to specific, prioritized countries
IMF Chief Speaks of Crypto ‘Pyramid’ Concerns – But Also ‘Begs’ Not to Abandon Crypto Progress
24.5.2022
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has waded into the terra (LUNA) and UST fallout – seemingly labeling the project a “pyramid,” while also urging regulators to consider the “importance” of the world of crypto and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
Bloomberg quoted...
IMF: Crypto Is No Match for Well-Designed Central Bank Digital Currencies
14.2.2022
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, says that crypto assets and stablecoins are no match for well-designed central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). “If CBDCs are designed prudently, they can potentially offer more resilience, more safety...
IMF managing director: 110 countries are 'at some stage' of CBDC development
5.10.2021
Kristalina Georgieva said that stablecoins "fill the digital gap in privately issued money," but labeled Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as assets rather than a form of money
IMF intends to 'ramp up' digital currency monitoring
29.7.2021
The fund will greatly expand to cover all aspects of digital currency while also working with related financial institutions
Private Firms Can Boost Central Bank Digital Currencies, IMF Official Says
26.5.2020
Synthetic CBDCs could let the private sector manage digital currencies backed by central banks, says the IMF's Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
Basket Currency Could Be the Answer to Hyperinflation, Says Founder of Saga
17.5.2020
Hyperinflation is inevitable and a basket currency together with Bitcoin might be the remedy, says founder of Saga