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IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
October 11, 2022  |  Economy

An economic trifecta of runaway inflation, Russia’s war on Ukraine and pandemic after-effects lingering from China are leading to gloomy projections of slow global growth...

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IMF Staffers Favor Platform for X-Border Payments, Crypto Regulation
IMF Staffers Favor Platform for X-Border Payments, Crypto Regulation
September 01, 2022  |  International

International Monetary Fund (IMF) staffers are reportedly advocating for a global platform for cross-border payments and for regulations of cryptocurrencies. These calls to action were...

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CBDC Weekly: Public Leery of Digital Dollar, IMF Urges Protection for Kenya’s M-Pesa, Indonesia Eyes Wholesale Applications
CBDC Weekly: Public Leery of Digital Dollar, IMF Urges Protection for Kenya’s M-Pesa, Indonesia Eyes...
August 01, 2022  |  CBDC

The public comments on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) are running overwhelmingly against a digital dollar, according to a libertarian think tank analyst....

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El Salvador Weekly: Bond Buyback Hopes to Stem Bitcoin-Related Default Fears
El Salvador Weekly: Bond Buyback Hopes to Stem Bitcoin-Related Default Fears
July 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador will buy back $1.6 billion worth of its sovereign bond, hoping to pull its highly discounted debt out of deep junk territory and...

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Today in Crypto: U.S. Treasury Probes the Exchange Kraken Over Iran Sanctions; Central African Republic’s New Digital Coin Gets Few Buyers
Today in Crypto: U.S. Treasury Probes the Exchange Kraken Over Iran Sanctions; Central African Republic’s...
July 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Some U.S. senators are trying to make it simpler for U.S. citizens to track taxes when buying or selling crypto with a new bill. The...

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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. By Friday (June 17), that number had grown to $57.6 million....

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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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El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
El Salvador Weekly: With Bitcoin Bond Fading, President Bukele ‘Buys the Dip’
May 13, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Given the unpopularity and slender use of bitcoin as a currency in El Salvador, you’d think that President Nayib Bukele’s decision to spend another $15...

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TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
TechREG Weekly: Crypto Community Steps Up Efforts to Influence Lawmakers 
April 22, 2022  |  Regulation

After months of reading how lawmakers around the world are proposing new crypto regulations, crypto firms have decided to organize themselves to have a say...

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