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IMF Director: Iranians, Brazilians, Saudis Switching to Trade in Chinese Yuan as De-Dollarization Gains Momentum

28.6.2023
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive director for Russia says a growing number of countries are switching to trade in Chinese yuan, not only with China but also with third countries. He stressed that it is wrong for the U.S. dollar to be widely used globally given that the U.S....

Swiss Central Bank to Launch Real-World CBDC Pilot

27.6.2023
The chairman of Swiss Central Bank,Thomas Jordan, has announced that the central bank is launching a wholesale CBDC on Switzerland's SIX digital exchange as part of a pilot. In a conference at Zurich on Monday, the Swiss central bank chair said that the project would begin soon, Reuters...

IMF Boss: Supporting Egyptian Currency Akin to ‘Putting Water in a Bucket That Has Holes’

27.6.2023
Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s managing director, has said Egypt needs to plug leakages of foreign reserves if it wishes to successfully support its currency. According to the IMF leader, Egyptian authorities must also do more to support the vulnerable and...

Step Aside ‘Blockchain Technology’, IMF and BIS Have a New Crypto Buzzword

26.6.2023

Latam Insights — IMF States Latam’s CBDC Interest Rises, Lula Emphasizes Bretton Woods Institutions ‘No Longer Function’

26.6.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in Latam and the Caribbean is picking up, Lula criticizes...

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 Economists Say Countries Should Address Crypto Demand Drivers Instead of Banning

23.6.2023
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economists have cautioned that banning cryptocurrency “may not be effective in the long run.” Instead of outlawing crypto, they suggest countries should address “the drivers of crypto demand, including citizens’ unmet digital payment needs.”...

Banning crypto ‘may not be effective in the long run’ — IMF

22.6.2023
After proposing a single ledger CBDC payment system, the International Monetary Fund reported on the regulation and use of digital currencies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Central Banks Propose CBDC, Stablecoin Standards With Amazon, Grab Running Trials

21.6.2023
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in collaboration with the IMF and other central banks, is proposing common conditions for retail payments with digital money on a distributed ledger

IMF Working on Platform to Support CBDC Cross-Border Interoperability

21.6.2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working to develop a platform that would serve as an interoperability layer for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), allowing for settlements among different countries. According to statements from IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, this would...

BIS releases unified ledger proposal for cross-border, tokenized asset transactions

20.6.2023
Like the IMF’s single ledger proposal released a day earlier, BIS' unified ledger uses familiar concepts, such as tokenization, without the blockchain

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 envisions ‘new class’ of cross-border payment platform with single ledger

19.6.2023
The XC platform could operate domestically using tokenized assets, including deposits, with or without CBDCs

Today in Crypto: IMF Will 'Pursue Relentlessly' CBDC Development, France Supports Global DeFi Rules, Crypto.com Operating Internal Proprietary Trading & Market-Making Teams, Wyre Set to Shut Down

19.6.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________... Read More: Today in Crypto: IMF Will 'Pursue Relentlessly' CBDC Development, France Supports Global DeFi Rules, Crypto.com Operating...

Today in Crypto: IMF Will 'Pursue Relentlessly' CBDC Development, France Supports Global DeFi Rules, Crypto.com Operating Internal Proprietary Trading & Market-Making Teams, Wyre Set to Shut Down

IMF Official Presents Blueprint for Cross-Border CBDCs

19.6.2023
The international organization wants to help cut the cost of cross-border transactions, without abandoning compliance checks or capital controls

IMF Urges Fed to Maintain Tightening Policy Amid Inflation Concerns, Citing ‘Challenges’ Ahead

9.6.2023
On Thursday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack urged the U.S. Federal Reserve and several other central banks to maintain a restrictive monetary policy known as tightening. Kozack stated that the U.S. central bank may need to keep the federal funds rate higher “for...

India's RBI Intends to Push G-20 to Focus on Crypto's Macro Risks

30.5.2023
India's central bank is trying to expand the global narrative around cryptocurrencies beyond "financial stability and integrity to macro-financial and cross-sectoral implications and risks of crypto-assets

Argentina to Expand De-Dollarization Efforts; Seeks Extension of Yuan Based Swap Line With China

27.5.2023
The government of Argentina is reportedly seeking to expand its de-dollarization agreement with China due to the lack of dollars that the country is facing. According to reports, Economy Minister Sergio Massa would be in talks to expand the current swap line to double the available amount from...