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Argentina Approves IMF Debt Deal Discouraging Crypto Use

Argentina’s Senate has approved a $45 billion debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that includes a provision about discouraging the use of cryptocurrency in the country.

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Opinion

Bakit Napakatakot ang IMF sa Cryptocurrency?

Ang IMF ay hindi isang neutral na organisasyon ng tulong, ngunit ang pang-ekonomiyang braso ng isang malawak na istruktura ng kapangyarihan. Ang Crypto ay nagbabanta sa kapangyarihang iyon.

A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid."


Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Inaprubahan ng Kongreso ng Argentine ang Deal sa Utang ng IMF na Makapipigil sa Paggamit ng Crypto

Ang $45 bilyon na loan ay inaprubahan ng Senado noong Huwebes ng gabi, ONE linggo matapos itong ipasa ng Chamber of Deputies.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Policy

Ang Senado ng Argentine na Bumoto sa Kasunduan ng IMF na Nakakadismaya sa Paggamit ng Cryptocurrencies

Ang liham ng layunin ay nilagdaan ng magkabilang partido noong Marso 3 at naaprubahan na ng Kamara ng mga Deputies.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Markets

Ibinaba ng Fitch ang El Salvador sa CCC Mga Linggo Bago ang Isyu ng Bitcoin BOND

Binanggit ng kompanya ang mga alalahanin sa kakayahan ng bansa na magbayad ng utang, ang konsentrasyon ng kapangyarihan nito sa pagkapangulo at pag-aampon ng Bitcoin bilang legal na tender.

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Policy

Ang IMF Chief ay Nagpahayag ng Mga Pakinabang ng CBDC Kumpara sa 'Unbacked Crypto Assets' at Stablecoins

Sinabi ni Kristalina Georgieva noong Miyerkules na ang mga CBDC na may mahusay na disenyo ay "maaaring potensyal na mag-alok ng higit na katatagan, higit na kaligtasan, higit na kakayahang magamit at mas mababang gastos" kaysa sa mga pribadong cryptocurrencies.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a joint press conference with World Bank Group President David Malpass on the recent developments of the coronavirus, COVID-19, and the organizations' responses on March 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. It was announced yesterday that the Annual Spring Meetings held by the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC have been changed to virtual meetings due to concerns about COVID-19. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Videos

Crypto Markets Beginning to Bounce Back

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are trending higher Friday, but what’s behind the bounce? Peter Marber, Chief Investment Officer at Aperture Investors, discusses his crypto markets analysis. Plus, his take on the contrast between El Salvador’s economy before and after BTC became legal tender, and thoughts on the IMF’s criticisms of the country’s bitcoin adoption.

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