El Salvador has been purchasing 11 BTC for $1 million, a day after reaching a $1.4 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This purchase adds to the country’s growing Bitcoin reserves, totalling nearly 6,000 BTC, valued at around $580 million. However, this move comes at a critical
El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender, agrees to limit Bitcoin-related activities in exchange for a $1.4 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Recently, El Salvador obtained a staff-level agreement with the IMF for a 40-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, to support
Policymakers and financial institutions may find guidance on how to boost the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in a new guide issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). September 21 saw the release of a report titled “Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption Inclusive Strategies for Intermediaries and Users”
The IMF is stepping up its support for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) being developed by countries throughout the globe. According to Reuters, the IMF is working on a worldwide platform to improve CBDC interoperability. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday that the platform will facilitate transactions between
In a resounding display of unity, the Group of Seven (G-7) intergovernmental political forum has voiced its unwavering dedication to embracing the upcoming regulations for overseeing crypto assets set forth by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). Additionally, the G-7 has reaffirmed its support for the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) guidelines
Global policymakers are becoming more concerned about the unpredictability of cryptocurrency markets. IMF officials Nobuyasu Sugimoto, deputy division chief of the division of financial supervision and regulation, and Bo Li, deputy managing director of the IMF, issued a warning on the potential impact of cryptocurrency market volatility on the global
Relationship between the Asian equity market and cryptos has increased, as per IMF. IMF suggests regulatory frameworks to protect the investors. According to a recent blog post from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the interconnection between the Asian equity market and cryptocurrencies has nearly tenfold increased since the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the IMF, the economy dropped from 6.1% last year to 3.2 %in 2022. The crypto market dropped below $1trillion from its all-time high of $3 trillion. Since the beginning of the year, the global economy has been in a gloomy and depressing state, and multiple incidents this year
She also joked about the “hate tweets” she got when the IMF voiced an objection. According to her, the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele made the “sovereign decision”. After the catastrophic collapse of the Terra ecosystem, the IMF’s managing director has declared that the world should not be discouraged
Cambridge University starts a new crypto research project and studies. Panthers with the IMF and the BIS for the research project. Goldman Sachs, Visa, Mastercard also play a major role in the project. The crypto industry has become a vivid entity which can never ever be banished off. Crypto ought
