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IMF Says Capital Control Powers Should Include Crypto

The financial stability watchdog is the latest to worry that digital assets are being used to evade sanctions on Russia.

By Jack SchicklerApr 19, 2022

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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