IMF Urges El Salvador to Drop Bitcoin Tender Law, Executive Board Report crit...

IMF Urges El Salvador to Drop Bitcoin Tender Law, Executive Board Report crit...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been very critical of cryptocurrencies and according to a report on Tuesday, the IMF’s board has “urged” El Salvador to discontinue its bitcoin tender status. A few members of the IMF’s board said the country’s decision to leverage bitcoin within its financial system could pose risks. IMF Report Attempts to Persuade El Salvador to Drop Bitcoin Legal Tender Status, Director’s Are Concerned About Bitcoin Bonds and Chivo Wallet’s Regulatory Oversight According to a report published by the....


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