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IMF Says Central Bank Digital Currencies Are The Future Of Money

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director has called for a “ prudently designed” central bank digital currency to rival private forms of crypto-assets and stablecoins. “If CBDCs are designed responsibly, they can potentially offer more resilience,” said Kristalina Georgieva during an interview last week. However, she continued by acknowledging that while these types of currencies may have their benefits in certain circumstances, they come with risks. The future of money, cryptocurrency, and central bank digital currencies was the topic at hand for IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva last week…

Iran aims to develop a central bank digital currency

As payment methods continue to evolve, new innovations are improving financial infrastructures that have been in use for years. Currently, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are a topic that has grabbed the attention of many nations worldwide including the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Middle Eastern nation has faced considerable economic and financial hardships due to sanctions imposed on it by the United States and believes that piloting a CBDC can resolve problems associated with the blockade. Furthermore, some view a CBDC as a potential solution to the country’s perceived…

European Commission to Launch Digital Euro Consultations in March, Propose Bill Early Next Year – Finance Bitcoin News

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The executive arm of the EU is gearing up to start public consultations on the digital euro project next month. The European Commission will also prepare new legislation to establish the legal basis for the digital version of the common European fiat. A draft is expected in 2023. EU Finance Chief Announces Legislative Plan for Digital Euro The European Commission (EC) is planning to put forward a bill tailored to lay down the legal foundation for a digital euro currency, Politico reported this week. The legislation will support the European…

DBS Plans to Launch Retail Digital Assets Trading Desk by Year End

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‘Bank of Jamaica Will Roll Out Digital Jamaican Dollar in 2022,’ Says Prime Minister – Bitcoin News

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According to an announcement from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness the Bank of Jamaica plans to “roll out” its central bank digital currency (CBDC) after the country’s successful pilot last year. Jamaica’s CBDC Is Due to Launch This Year Jamaica, the island country situated in the Caribbean Sea is planning to launch its CBDC this year, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The Jamaican bureaucrat tweeted about the CBDC on February 10, when he said: “the Bank of Jamaica will roll out our own digital Jamaican dollar in 2022 after…

Crypto Is No Match for Well-Designed Central Bank Digital Currencies – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, says that crypto assets and stablecoins are no match for well-designed central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). “If CBDCs are designed prudently, they can potentially offer more resilience, more safety, greater availability, and lower costs than private forms of digital money,” she said. IMF on Crypto, Stablecoins, and CBDCs IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva gave a speech last week at the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. regarding the future of money, cryptocurrency, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Noting that…

Russia to regulate digital assets as currency, McDonald’s eyes the metaverse, YouTube to adopt NFTs and XRP pumps 30%: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 6-12

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Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Russian government and central bank agree to treat Bitcoin as currency The Russian government and central bank made an agreement to regulate crypto as an “analogue of currencies” instead of “digital financial assets.”  The updated regulation is part of a draft law that is slated…

Argentinian Tax Authority to Seize Digital Wallets to Collect Tax Debts

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Argentinian Tax Authority, AFIP, has stated that they will be able to seize any assets owed by taxpayers in digital wallets if the tax debts are not settled. Last year, the organization recommended the law but did not execute it until early 2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Related Reading | Making Money in Bitcoin Markets? Don’t Forget About Crypto Taxes The organization now has a procedure for confiscating digital assets in these accounts. This addition will allow authorities access not only bank accounts and loans given out by third parties…

Laundering via digital pictures? A new twist in the regulatory discussion around NFTs

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On Feb. 6, the United States Department of the Treasury released a report under the headline “Study of the facilitation of money laundering and terror finance through the trade in works of art.” In fact, only a tiny fraction of the 40-page document is dedicated to the “Emerging Digital Art Market,” by which the department understands the market for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. Still, even a brief mention of the emerging NFT space in this context can have major implications for the tone of the nascent regulatory debate with regard…

Argentinian Tax Authority Will Be Able to Confiscate Digital Wallets to Collect Tax Debts – Taxes Bitcoin News

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The Argentinian Tax Authority (AFIP) will now be able to confiscate the assets that taxpayers have in digital wallets if they have debts with the organization. The recommendation for attorneys of this institution to include these digital accounts was made last year, but the execution of debt collection was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic period. However, these procedures started being executed on January 31. Argentinian Tax Authority Eyeing Digital Wallets The AFIP, the Argentinian Tax Authority, has included funds in digital wallets as one of the assets that…