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El Salvador has rejected the recommendation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to drop bitcoin as legal tender. The country’s finance minister reportedly “angrily” said, “No international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all.” El Salvador Says No to IMF on Bitcoin The government of El Salvador has rejected a recommendation […]Powered by WPeMatico
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, believes that it’s just a matter of time before bitcoin sees a “gigantic price increase.” Bukele stressed on Twitter that bitcoin is extremely scarce and there’s not enough bitcoin in the world for all today’s millionaires. Salvadoran President Says Best Time to Buy Bitcoin ‘Is When the Price Is Down’ […]Powered by WPeMatico
There is not enough Bitcoin for global millionaires if each of them wants to own one, Bukele said.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told El Salvador that the costs of implementing the country’s Bitcoin law, which makes the cryptocurrency legal tender, exceed the potential benefits. The IMF has also urged El Salvador to dissolve the “Fidebitcoin” trust fund and start charging fees for services provided by the government’s Chivo digital wallet. IMF’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
According to the IMF’s executive board, the use of Bitcoin as legal tender carried “large risks” related to financial stability, financial integrity and consumer protection.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been very critical of cryptocurrencies and according to a report on Tuesday, the IMF’s board has “urged” El Salvador to discontinue its bitcoin tender status. A few members of the IMF’s board said the country’s decision to leverage bitcoin within its financial system could pose risks. IMF Report Attempts […]Powered by WPeMatico
Strong framing move by U.S. Representative Tom Emmer and a looming threat of another crypto ban in Asia: a digest of last week’s top crypto policy stories is here.
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Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) say that “crypto assets are no longer on the fringe of the financial system.” In addition, they “could soon pose risks to financial stability especially in countries with widespread crypto adoption.” ‘Our Analysis Suggests Crypto Assets Are No Longer on the Fringe of the Financial System’ The International […]Powered by WPeMatico
The credit rating agency believes El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has elevated the country’s risk profile and could limit its access to foreign debt markets.
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El Salvador, the country which made bitcoin legal tender, has purchased 21 more bitcoins to celebrate “the last 21st day of the year 21 of the 21st century,” President Nayib Bukele announced. The country has bought about 1,391 bitcoins altogether. El Salvador Buys More Bitcoins El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced Tuesday that his country […]Powered by WPeMatico