International Monetary Fund (IMF) deputy managing director Gita Gopinath has stated that crypto assets are risky and she has maintained her distance from the sector. In an interview at the World Econo...
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IMF Managing Director Says Cryptocurrency Must Not Be Abandoned After Terra’s Collapse
– Advertisement – A top IMF official said cryptocurrency investors should not flee the market after the Terra ecosystem tokens crash. Following the collapse of Terra ecosystem tokens in t...
IMF provides ‘technical assistance’ to El Salvador in compiling Bitcoin usage stats
As the cryptocurrency market continues to grow with more countries starting to accept Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets as a legitimate alternative to traditional money, the global financial watc...
IMF chief Georgieva and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser discuss economy
[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Spiraling food and energy prices are squeezing households around the world, whi...
This is why the IMF hates Bitcoin
Last week, the crypto community was taken aback as the Central Bank of Argentina moved to prohibit retail banks from providing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency services. In the release, the CBoA said risks ...
IMF recommends the Bahamas ‘accelerate its education campaigns’ on CBDC
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has turned its attention to the Bahamas’ central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Sand Dollar, and suggested additional regulatory oversight and education. Re...
The IMF encourages the Bahamas
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has shifted its focus to the Sand Dollar, the Bahamas’ central bank digital currency (CBDC), and has recommended more regulatory control and awareness campaign...
IMF Warns Countries against Adopting Cryptocurrency as Money
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned nations to desist from adopting Bitcoin as their legal tender against central bank-issued money. While speaking at IMF Spring Meetings on Friday, Krist...
The IMF Expresses Concerns As the Central African Republic Legalizes Bitcoin
The Central African Republic recently made Bitcoin its legal tender. However, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns about the decision, just as it did when El Salvador made a si...
Central African Republic Under Scrutiny By IMF Following Bitcoin Adoption
The Central African Republic is under scrutiny from financial analysts, entrepreneurs, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), drawing unfavorable comparisons with El Salvador’s bitcoin project. Ac...
IMF Warns Of Serious Risks For Central African Republic’s Adoption Of Bitcoin As Legal Tender ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     According to a report by Bloomberg, despite CAR’s move being hailed by the crypto community as a progressive motion, the International Monetary Fund ...
Argentina To Shut Down Crypto Activities To Attain $45 Billion Loan, Says IMF
The South American country Argentina’s central bank released a statement on Thursday saying that the country’s financial sector is not allowed to provide services related to digital assets that are no...
IMF says Bitcoin adoption in Central African Republic poses risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted the difficulties that adopting Bitcoin as a legal currency for the Central African Republic presents for both the nation and region. The government an...
Central African Republic, Bitcoin adoption risky for IMF
The decision taken a few weeks ago by the Central African Republic (CAR) has been described as risky according to the IMF. CAR had announced that it was adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, alongside th...
IMF Concerned About Central African Republic’s Decision To Adopt Bitcoin (BTC) As Legal Tender: Report
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned about the Central African Republic’s recent decision to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. The IMF tells Bloomberg in a new email that the decision...
Amid IMF Pressure, Argentina Bans Crypto Sales Through Banks
Key Takeaways Argentina’s central bank has banned financial institutions from offering services related to unregulated crypto assets. Since no crypto assets are regulated in the country, the mov...
IMF Says Central African Republic’s Bitcoin Adoption Poses Risks – Featured Bitcoin News
The International Money Fund (IMF) has added its voice to institutions and parties criticizing the Central African Republic (CAR)’s decision to adopt bitcoin. The IMF insists the adoption poses legal ...
After El Salvador, IMF Now Concerned of Bitcoin’s Adoption in the Central African Republic
After the Central African Republic (CAR) announced adopting Bitcoin as legal tender and legalized the use of cryptocurrencies last month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that such a move ...
IMF Expresses Concern Over Central African Republic’s Bitcoin Adoption
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has voiced concerns over the Central African Republic’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender saying it raises a number of challenges for the country and region. Th...
The IMF Expresses Concerns Regarding Continued Crypto Usage
The IMF has not given up its efforts to warn folks against Bitcoin (BTC). Earlier it urged El Salvador to give up on Bitcoin, but now it asks the world to do it. Despite these warnings by ...
The IMF Is Worried About Ongoing Crypto Use
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is worried about all the bitcoin love and adoption that’s occurring all over the world. The agency feels that all this bitcoin usage bears some level of danger to...
IMF raises concerns over the Central African Republic’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender
The International Monetary Fund expressed concerns over the Central African Republic’s adoption of Bitcoin(BTC) as legal tender. The IMF’s Africa head Abebe Aemro Selassie said for BTC to work as lega...
IMF Unveils Monetary Stability Report, Points Out Crypto Threats, Calls For Laws
IMF or International Monetary Fund has launched its quarterly Global Financial Report, and there is copious mention of cryptocurrency and its sophisticated role. In the report, the IMF talked about th...
Watch Fed Chairman Jerome Powell speak live at IMF debate
[The stream is slated to start at 1 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Thursday on a panel presented by the ...
IMF Watchful Crypto Mining Could Help Russia Evade Sanctions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains wary of a possible scenario where countries like Russia and Iran may use crypto mining to avoid sanctions. In the global financial stability report by IMF...
Latest IMF Report Sheds Light on Cost-Benefit of Cryptocurrencies and Defi
Apr 21, 2022 at 11:22 // News The latest report from the international financial regulator IMF examines the role and liability of cryptocurrencies and defi in the global financial system. The re...
IMF calls for coordinated effort, capital controls for crypto
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is encouraging global policymakers to develop standards for crypto in response to growing concerns highlighted by the war in Ukraine. In its Global Financial Stab...
IMF issues Warnings! Russia could use Bitcoin Mining to bypass the sanctions
International Monetary Fund believes that sanctions might have good intentions, but Russia is likely to avoid them; it could use bitcoin mining In its new report, the International Monetary Fund put o...
IMF Warns That Crypto Mining Could Aid Countries Hit by Sanctions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that countries like Russia and Iran could use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions. In a report, the IMF said countries could leverage their surplus ener...
IMF releases financial stability report, identifies risks of crypto and calls for uniform regulations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its quarterly Global Financial Stability Report, and there’s copious mention of cryptocurrency and its complex roles. In the report, the IMF discusse...
Crypto Asset Regulations Are A Priority For India, Says IMF Official
A senior spokesperson of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted India’s preference to regulate crypto assets and ranked this issue as a medium-term priority. Tobias Adrian, the Financial ...
The news coming from this giant volcano is even gloomier than the new forecasts from the IMF and World Bank
Investors love looking at esoteric indicators for clues on how the economy is performing, and therefore how stocks, bonds and other assets will trade. How about looking at carbon dioxide emissions? Th...