The Bahamas’ ‘Sand Dollar’ Needs Improved Cybersecurity, IMF Says
The CBDC represents just a tiny fraction of the available currency in the Caribbean nation, the international organization noted.
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May 9, 2022 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
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Don’t Blame Crypto for Corruption
An IMF study suggesting crypto is facilitating corruption is off target.
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Apr 26, 2022 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
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IMF Financial Stability Report Highlights Crypto
The report suggests capital controls be extended to digital assets.
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Apr 19, 2022 at 8:06 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Apr 19, 2022 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
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Why US Lawmakers Are Considering Legislation on El Salvador’s BTC Adoption
A new bill titled the Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act has been presented in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan group of regulators.
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Apr 5, 2022 at 6:50 p.m. UTC
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Georgia Central Bank Plans to Introduce New Crypto Rules: Report
The eastern European nation will follow international guidance as it sets out an anti-money laundering and licensing regime.
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Apr 5, 2022 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
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Russia Sanctions Could Spur Use of Crypto: IMF's Gopinath
Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director at the IMF, says the Ukraine conflict could promote the wider use of crypto.
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Mar 31, 2022 at 2:23 p.m. UTC
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Why El Salvador Postponed Its Bitcoin Bond
El Salvador’s finance minister announced that the country is postponing its $1 billion bitcoin bond offering, which reportedly aims to help fund the “Bitcoin City” project. “T...
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Mar 23, 2022 at 8:21 p.m. UTC
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Crypto News Roundup for March 22, 2022
With cryptocurrencies ignoring a hawkish tone from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and a look at why the IMF is afraid of crypto, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the...
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Mar 22, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
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Why the IMF Is Pressuring Argentina to Discourage Crypto
El Salvador’s “Volcano Bond” approaches as the IMF makes Argentina agree to discourage crypto.
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Mar 21, 2022 at 7:26 p.m. UTC
Mar 21, 2022