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Argentina Approves IMF Debt Deal Discouraging Crypto Use

Argentina’s Senate has approved a $45 billion debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that includes a provision about discouraging the use of cryptocurrency in the country.

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Opinion

¿Por qué el FMI tiene tanto miedo de las Criptomonedas?

El FMI no es una organización de ayuda neutral, sino el brazo económico de una vasta estructura de poder. Las Cripto amenazan ese poder.

A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid."


Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

El Congreso argentino aprueba un acuerdo sobre la deuda del FMI que desalentaría el uso de Cripto.

El préstamo de 45 mil millones de dólares fue aprobado por el Senado el jueves por la noche, una semana después de que lo aprobara la Cámara de Diputados.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

Policy

Senado argentino votará acuerdo con el FMI que desalienta el uso de criptomonedas

La carta de intención fue firmada por ambas partes el 3 de marzo y ya aprobada por la Cámara de Diputados.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Markets

Fitch rebaja la calificación de El Salvador a CCC semanas antes de la emisión de BOND de Bitcoin

La firma cita preocupaciones sobre la capacidad del país para pagar la deuda, su concentración de poder en la presidencia y la adopción de Bitcoin como moneda de curso legal.

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Policy

El director del FMI destaca las ventajas de las CBDC frente a los Cripto sin respaldo y las monedas estables

Kristalina Georgieva dijo el miércoles que las CBDC bien diseñadas “pueden ofrecer potencialmente más resiliencia, más seguridad, mayor disponibilidad y menores costos” que las criptomonedas privadas.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a joint press conference with World Bank Group President David Malpass on the recent developments of the coronavirus, COVID-19, and the organizations' responses on March 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. It was announced yesterday that the Annual Spring Meetings held by the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC have been changed to virtual meetings due to concerns about COVID-19. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Videos

Crypto Markets Beginning to Bounce Back

Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are trending higher Friday, but what’s behind the bounce? Peter Marber, Chief Investment Officer at Aperture Investors, discusses his crypto markets analysis. Plus, his take on the contrast between El Salvador’s economy before and after BTC became legal tender, and thoughts on the IMF’s criticisms of the country’s bitcoin adoption.

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Videos

Federal Reserve Could Raise Interest Rate Hikes in March; What This Means for Crypto

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday it plans to begin raising interest rate hikes as early as March to combat rising inflation. Gerber Kawasaki Co-founder & CEO Ross Gerber discusses the potential repercussions of the Fed decision on the crypto markets and wider economy.

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