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Cambridge University launches crypto research project with IMF and BIS
1.3.2022
Some regulators were recently concerned about the alleged lack of consistent and transparent data on crypto markets
Marshall Islands officially recognizes DAOs as legal entities
15.2.2022
The Pacific Island state, long keen to adopt blockchain technology, recognizes decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs
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...
Fitch Ratings Downgrades El Salvador Deeper Into Junk Status Citing Bitcoin Risks
10.2.2022
One of the largest rating agencies in the U.S., Fitch Ratings, has downgraded El Salvador’s long-term default rating deeper into junk status, citing risks from adopting bitcoin as legal tender as a key reason. “The adoption of bitcoin as legal tender has added uncertainty about...
Report: Lebanon Planning to Devalue Currency by 93%, Depositors to Lose $38 Billion
9.2.2022
The Lebanese government is reportedly planning to devalue the local currency by up to 93% in a desperate bid to receive funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As part of the plan, a major portion of foreign currency deposits in the banking system will be converted into local currency...
Apple Taps to Pay, IMF on CBDCs, Political Coinbase, Compute North Raises USD 385M + More News
9.2.2022
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Does the IMF have a hidden script for El Salvador’s Bitcoin play?
5.2.2022
What if El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment succeeds? Is that what the IMF really fears?
El Salvador Rejects IMF Call to Abandon Bitcoin as Legal Tender
2.2.2022
El Salvador has rejected the recommendation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to drop bitcoin as legal tender. The country’s finance minister reportedly “angrily” said, “No international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all.”...
Law Decoded: Russia flounders, America competes, IMF keeps fuming, Jan. 24–31
31.1.2022
Uncertainty about crypto regulation can engender internal disagreement even within seemingly monolithic governments
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Expects Bitcoin to Experience a ‘Gigantic Price Increase’
31.1.2022
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, believes that it’s just a matter of time before bitcoin sees a “gigantic price increase.” Bukele stressed on Twitter that bitcoin is extremely scarce and there’s not enough bitcoin in the world for all today’s...
El Salvador president predicts ‘gigantic price increase’ for Bitcoin
31.1.2022
There is not enough Bitcoin for global millionaires if each of them wants to own one, Bukele said
IMF Tells El Salvador: Costs of Making Bitcoin Legal Tender Exceed Potential Benefits
30.1.2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told El Salvador that the costs of implementing the country’s Bitcoin law, which makes the cryptocurrency legal tender, exceed the potential benefits. The IMF has also urged El Salvador to dissolve the “Fidebitcoin” trust fund and start...
Cryptoverse Laughs Off IMF Bitcoin Threats to El Salvador With Memes, BTC Rises
26.1.2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told El Salvador to water down the law enforced last year that made bitcoin (BTC) legal tender – and the country’s President Nayib Bukele has responded with a dismissive Twitter meme using footage from the TV show “The Simpsons.”...
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Cryptoverse Laughs Off IMF Bitcoin Threats to El Salvador With Memes, BTC Rises
26.1.2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told El Salvador to water down the law enforced last year that made bitcoin (BTC) legal tender – and the country’s President Nayib Bukele has responded with a dismissive Twitter meme using footage from the TV show “The Simpsons.”
Meanwhile, bitcoin...
IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin's status as legal tender
25.1.2022
According to the IMF's executive board, the use of Bitcoin as legal tender carried “large risks” related to financial stability, financial integrity, and consumer protection
IMF Urges El Salvador to Drop Bitcoin Tender Law, Executive Board Report criticizes BTC Bonds, Chivo Wallet
25.1.2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been very critical of cryptocurrencies and according to a report on Tuesday, the IMF’s board has “urged” El Salvador to discontinue its bitcoin tender status. A few members of the IMF’s board said the country’s decision...
IMF Warns of Dangers of Fed’s Rate Rise, Brazil Says Inflation ‘Won’t Be Temporary in West’
21.1.2022
Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned that the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s next interest rate hike could “throw cold water on nations with high levels of dollar debt” – and their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic...
Law Decoded: First-mover advantage in a CBDC conversation, Jan. 10–17
17.1.2022
Strong framing move by U.S. Representative Tom Emmer and a looming threat of another crypto ban in Asia: a digest of last week's top crypto policy stories is here
IMF: Crypto Could Soon Pose Risks to Countries’ Financial Stability
15.1.2022
Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) say that “crypto assets are no longer on the fringe of the financial system.” In addition, they “could soon pose risks to financial stability especially in countries with widespread crypto adoption.” ‘Our...
Bukele’s Bitcoin trade raises El Salvador’s sovereign credit risk: Moody’s
14.1.2022
The credit rating agency believes El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has elevated the country’s risk profile and could limit its access to foreign debt markets