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Central Bank Officials: DLT Can Improve the Global Financial System
8.3.2020
An IMF official is concerned that central banks may be rushing to develop blockchain systems without properly vetting the technology first
The Prospect of Building a New International Monetary System Is Getting Real
17.1.2020
When world leaders gather in Davos next week, they'll confront an essential question, says Circle's Jeremy Allaire: Can they seize blockchain's ability to create value for people around the world?
IMF Helping Philippines Become Important Crypto Market
4.1.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing the Philippines with technical assistance regarding crypto assets. The IMF believes the country may become an important crypto market and has provided the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas with suggestions for the country’s crypto regulation...
Global Debt Reaches New Highs — Is BTC a Solution or a Beneficiary?
22.11.2019
Bitcoin to replace fiat currency? “The Apples, Googles — the world’s largest companies — are using U.S. dollars still. When they switch over to Bitcoin, we can have that conversation.” — Vinny Lingham
Global Crisis Looms as IMF Report Cites Its Own Policy as Dangerous
18.10.2019
In a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) entitled “Global Financial Stability Report: Lower for Longer,” the group gives an overview of the current debt-ridden and precarious state of affairs in global economics. Not lost on some economists, however, is the irony that...
IMF Has Another Trick Up Its Sleeve When Fiat Fails – Its Own Coin SDR
14.10.2019
Virtually everybody knows what a dollar is, but not as many know about the SDR. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights is an international, monetary reserve system created specifically to address limitations of gold and standard fiat currencies such as the USD....
A Crypto Fix for a Broken International Monetary System
2.9.2019
Mark Carney's recent statements about a new digital global currency has opened the door to fresh ideas built on blockchain, Michael J Casey writes