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The IMF's managing director lays out four pillars for the future of digital money as it relates to artisans.
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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.
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A second Bretton Woods era will be even more centralized and even further from a true democracy.
23690 - Markets News
Stone Ridge follows MicroStrategy in going big on BTC as a report puts the indirect cost of Coronavirus at $16 trillion.
17274 - Opinion
China might lead the charge into the digital economy, but will being the first major economy to launch a CBDC be enough to win global reserve currency status?
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According to an educational video from the International Monetary Fund, cryptocurrencies could be ‘the next step in the evolution of money.’
11275 - Opinion
Crypto has turned from an inevitable future to our happening present, and stablecoins may become the industry’s cornerstone.
5533 - 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.
7465 - Expert Take
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.
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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.
18223 - News
International Monetary Fund leader, Tao Zhang, discussed the positives and negatives of a central bank digital currency.
12609 - Opinion
The upcoming Bitcoin halving remains a major topic within the industry. What can we learn from past experience to be ready for it?
4821 - News
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?
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