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IMF Warning Shrugged Off; US Stablecoin Bill Race

The crypto market quickly rebounded after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts increased recession risk. MicroStrategy shares fall after a Jefferies downgrade to ‘underperform’. Plus, venture capital funding is close to surpassing a 2021 record. And South Korean prosecutors slap ‘notification upon arrival’ on Terra’s Do Kwon. We’ll have more on those stories — and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world — in this episode of The Daily Forkast, July 27.

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Policy

Según el FMI, la turbulencia cripto no afectará al mercado financiero general

Con la perspectiva económica oscureciéndose, el Fondo Monetario Internacional considera que la inflación y una recesión son riesgos importantes, pero no así las complicaciones dentro del mercado cripto.

Kristalina Georgieva, directora del Fondo Monetario Internacional. (Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)

Policy

IMF Says Crypto Sell-Off Won’t Hit Broader Financial Market

With the economic mood darkening, the Fund sees inflation and a recession as major risks – but not crypto market turbulence.

Kristalina Georgieva, directora del Fondo Monetario Internacional. (Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)

Videos

El Salvador Loses Half of BTC Investment as Market Plummets, Official Defends Country’s Bitcoin Strategy

El Salvador’s Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya stated that bitcoin’s recent price plummet will only have an “extremely minimal” impact on the country’s economy. “The Hash” group discusses El Salvador’s financial relationships with institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and criticism the Latin American country may face for its pro-bitcoin policy.

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Policy

Chilean Digital Peso Would Need to Work Offline, Central Bank Governor Says

Design principles are due out later this week, though no final decision has been taken on the digital peso.

Chilean pesos (Buenaventuramariano/Getty Images)

Policy

The Bahamas’ ‘Sand Dollar’ Needs Improved Cybersecurity, IMF Says

The CBDC represents just a tiny fraction of the available currency in the Caribbean nation, the international organization noted.

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Opinion

No culpes a las Cripto por la corrupción

Un estudio del FMI que sugiere que las Cripto están facilitando la corrupción está fuera de lugar.

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Opinion

T culpe a Cripto pela corrupção

Um estudo do FMI sugerindo que a Cripto está facilitando a corrupção está errado.

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Opinion

Ne blâmez T la Crypto pour la corruption

Une étude du FMI suggérant que la Crypto facilite la corruption est hors de propos.

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