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Bitcoin and Opting Out of the IMF and World Bank
How the IMF and World Bank funnel resources from poor countries to rich ones.
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World Bank Affiliate IFC Backs Blockchain-Based Platform for Carbon Offsets
The Carbon Opportunities Fund aims to push investments for tokenized trading of carbon credits.
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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.
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World Bank Denies El Salvador's Request for Technical Assistance on Bitcoin
The financial institution cited environmental concerns.
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World Bank Investigates Smart Contracts as Financial Tools, With Mixed Results
The World Bank has looked at the benefits of smart contracts and found the blockchain instruments to be a "limited" financial tool.
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MakerDAO Is Helping 60 Kids in Brazil Learn the Basics of Blockchain
The World Bank is teaming up with MakerDAO to bring blockchain education to Brazilian favelas.
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World Bank Sells $33.8 Million More of Its Private Ethereum Blockchain Bonds
The World Bank raised another $33.8 million by issuing bonds on a blockchain, bringing the total to $108 million.
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World Bank, CommBank Team Up for 'World First' Blockchain Bond Transaction
The World Bank says its new debt instrument "bond-i" is the first bond to have both issuance and trading recorded on a blockchain.
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IMF and World Bank Launch Educational Blockchain Token
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have launched an internal crypto token to fill a "knowledge gap" around blockchain tech.
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World Bank Bond Blockchain Offers Key Insights
Is it time to rethink private blockchains? The World Bank's "blockchain bond" success has reinvigorated that question.
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