Opinion
Crypto has turned from an inevitable future to our happening present, and stablecoins may become the industry’s cornerstone.
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IMF News
The IMF or the International Monetary Fund is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The IMF is a large international organization which includes over 189 countries and 2500 of employees. The IMF’s meaning for countries is activity during short-term macroeconomic crisis, as it provides credit not only to underdeveloped countries, but all countries that are members of the IMF. In terms of cryptocurrency, the IMF has issued a report considering the benefits and drawback of using Bitcoin and other altcoins. The organization recommends creating a regulatory framework that will secure common users and will not prevent the innovative technology’s development. Besides that, in 2017 the IMF was considering the issue of making its own cryptocurrency as new currency for reserve.
- Analysis
Crypto pundits believe that central bank digital currencies based on public-private partnerships could see the light of day much sooner, as many solutions under development use the approach.
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Advantages and challenges in the usage of blockchain in digital services provided by governments: Overview with a close look at Brazil.
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A stabilised digital coin could be used as a tool to help mitigate the effects of hyperinflation on individuals' asset value.
8633 - Opinion
The world will not be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic with the necessity for the brand new global monetary system based on crypto.
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Amid record correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500, the IMF has predicted the worst global downturn in almost a century.
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International Monetary Fund leader, Tao Zhang, discussed the positives and negatives of a central bank digital currency.
12149 - Opinion
The upcoming Bitcoin halving remains a major topic within the industry. What can we learn from past experience to be ready for it?
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At MIT Bitcoin Expo 2020, monetary experts debate what form a central bank digital currency may take.
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How can emerging technologies help one of the world’s most populous countries and one of the largest energy consumers toward sustainable and renewable energy development?
2266 - Analysis
With the e-hryvnia pilot testing successfully over, the Ukrainian government is making a concerted effort to engage in the crypto-adoption race.
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Major global economists credit Facebook’s Libra with pushing the world to reconsider the U.S. dollar as the world’s anchor currency at WEF panel in Davos.
5117 - Local News
Binance looks to expand in the country, a new working group assesses security token offerings, and more headlined news in Japan this past week.
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IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said she sees too many different complications blocking a digital currency from overtaking the U.S. dollar.
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The International Monetary Fund has encouraged the Philippines’ central bank to explore the possibility of starting to collect data on cross-border flows of crypto assets.
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