Date: January 25th, 2022 3:18 PM
Author: Dun floppy cuck
Ditch Bitcoin: IMF Urges El Salvador Rethink on Crypto
Risks with using cryptocurrency are large, IMF directors said
Board members also see risks in Bitcoin-backed bond issuance
ByEric Martin
January 25, 2022, 1:30 PM CST
The International Monetary Fund’s board urged El Salvador to strip Bitcoin of its status as legal currency due to its large risks, highlighting a major obstacle for the nation’s efforts to get a loan from the institution.
El Salvador last year sought a $1.3 billion IMF loan, but talks have been stymied by the lender’s Bitcoin concerns, and any program would need to be approved by the board.
IMF executive directors, who represent the fund’s 190 member nations, highlighted Bitcoin’s risks to “financial stability, financial integrity, and consumer protection” and fiscal contingent liabilities, the fund said in a statement Tuesday. They urged the authorities “to narrow the scope of the Bitcoin law by removing Bitcoin’s legal tender status.”
Some directors also expressed concern over the risks associated with issuing Bitcoin-backed bonds, the fund said. The comments came in the board’s discussion of the Central American nation’s annual Article IV economic evaluation.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-25/imf-board-urges-el-salvador-to-ditch-bitcoin-as-legal-tender?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016549&forum_id=2#43845448)