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El Salvador Weekly: Finance Minister Insists Bitcoin Losses Are Only on Paper
El Salvador Weekly: Finance Minister Insists Bitcoin Losses Are Only on Paper
June 17, 2022  |  Bitcoin

On June 10, El Salvador was down about $38.1 million on its bitcoin investment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Experiment Is Failing Badly One Year In
El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Experiment Is Failing Badly One Year In
June 10, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Almost year ago Sunday (June 5), President Nayib Bukele announced El Salvador would make bitcoin a legal tender, on par with the U.S. dollar. Get...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Behnam Crows as Bill Favors CFTC; Japan, NY Enact Stablecoin Regulations; Crypto Bank Sues Fed
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Behnam Crows as Bill Favors CFTC; Japan, NY Enact Stablecoin Regulations; Crypto...
June 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

No one will be shocked to hear that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam was unstinting in his praise of a Senate bill...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin’s Still a Major Sticking Point in Talks with IMF
El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin’s Still a Major Sticking Point in Talks with IMF
May 27, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) dropped yet another strong hint that it won’t bail El Salvador out of coming debt payments that could lead to...

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Central African Republic, Like El Salvador, May Soon Regret Adopting Bitcoin
Central African Republic, Like El Salvador, May Soon Regret Adopting Bitcoin
April 27, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The Central African Republic has become the second country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Citing ‘Cryptoization’ as a Sanctions Threat, IMF Calls for Capital Controls
Citing ‘Cryptoization’ as a Sanctions Threat, IMF Calls for Capital Controls
April 21, 2022  |  Regulation

Citing sanction-busting fears that have grown since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a global crackdown on cryptocurrencies that...

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Today in FinTech: Yapily Partners With Yonder; IMF Wants More Regulation
Today in FinTech: Yapily Partners With Yonder; IMF Wants More Regulation
April 20, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Yapily and Yonder work together to roll out the credit welcome mat to people without a traditional credit score in the...

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IMF Recommends More Regulation to Reduce FinTech, Crypto Risks
IMF Recommends More Regulation to Reduce FinTech, Crypto Risks
April 20, 2022  |  Regulation

In an April 13 blog post, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) explained the benefits that FinTech companies have brought to consumers, but it also highlighted...

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Argentine’s Congress Favors IMF Debt Deal to Dampen Cryptocurrency
Argentine’s Congress Favors IMF Debt Deal to Dampen Cryptocurrency
March 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Argentine’s Senate has approved a $45 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that includes a provision that discourages cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk.com reported Friday (March...

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