IMF

IMF

Politika

El Salvador: Who Needs the IMF When You Have Bitcoin?

The IMF is a brutal bully constantly declaring its virtue. It’s about time someone pushed back.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Politika

Según el FMI, bitcoin no debería ser de curso legal en El Salvador

La institución financiera dijo que los planes del país centroamericano de adquirir más bitcoin requerirán un “análisis muy cuidadoso” de las implicaciones para su estabilidad financiera.

(Archivo de CoinDesk)

Politika

Bitcoin Should Not Be Legal Tender in El Salvador: IMF

The financial institution said the Central American country’s plans to acquire more bitcoin will require a “very careful analysis” of implications for its financial stability.

(Archivo de CoinDesk)

Finans

IMF Views ‘Cryptoization’ as Threat to Global Economy

In its semi-annual Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF says the adoption of a cryptocurrency as national currency “carries significant risks and is an inadvisable shortcut.”

IMF logo (World Bank/Flickr)

Politika

IMF Says Crypto Boom Poses Challenges to Financial Stability

The organization says more regulation is needed.

IMF

Piyasalar

The IMF's Self-Serving Case Against Bitcoin

The International Monetary Fund has finally expanded on its "issues" with El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin. There's not much behind the curtain.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele (center), with then-Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina (second from right) in 2019.

Videolar

BIS, IMF, World Bank: Central Banks Must Consider Cross-Border Implications of CBDCs

In a paper published Friday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said central banks worldwide should be focused more on cross-border settlement issues than domestic issues and on making central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in different jurisdictions interoperable. “The Hash” hosts discuss surveillance concerns for CBDCs and the feasibility of the statements.

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Piyasalar

BIS, IMF, World Bank Say Central Banks Must Consider Cross-Border Implications of CBDCs

Central banks are focusing on domestic CBDC use, even though the implications go beyond borders.

BIS' headquarters building in Basel, Switzerland.

Piyasalar

US Diplomat Voices Hope for Resolution in IMF, El Salvador Financing Tensions: Report

Victoria Nuland, U.S. undersecretary for political affairs, met with President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday.

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