El Salvador to change Bitcoin plans to secure $1.3bn IMF loan

El Salvador would also receive $1 billion in lending from the World Bank and $1 billion from the Inter-American Development Bank Under the IMF agreement, El Salvador would change a legal requirement making businesses accept Bitcoin as payment Since 2021, the IMF has been against El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, asking the government to “narrow its […]

IMF recommends El Salvador to limit the public’s exposure to Bitcoin

The IMF wants El Salvador to limit “public sector exposure to Bitcoin” The financial agency’s remarks follow an August statement, which talked about “mitigat[ing] the risks from Bitcoin” The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that El Salvador reduce the scope of its Bitcoin law and limit the public’s exposure to Bitcoin. During a press […]