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Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s IMF Bitcoin-Fueled Defiance Was a Fugazi

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s IMF Bitcoin-Fueled Defiance Was a Fugazi

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how the Salvadoran government’s confusing communication policy has led to a decline in its standing within the bitcoin community. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Bitcoin Allegiance Is No More, Bitcoin Purchases […]

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El Salvador Didn’t Buy Bitcoin In 2025 After All

El Salvador Didn’t Buy Bitcoin In 2025 After All

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A new report has shaken up El Salvador’s bold Bitcoin story. All year long, President Nayib Bukele and the National Bitcoin Office promised they were buying one BTC every day. Public trackers even showed holdings climbing past 6,102 BTC. Yet the IMF’s July 15

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IMF Bombshell Footnote Solves El Salvador’s Bitcoin Accumulation Mystery

IMF Bombshell Footnote Solves El Salvador’s Bitcoin Accumulation Mystery

The IMF has finally referred to the current status of the accumulation of bitcoin by the government of El Salvador in its latest compliance report, stating that the government had been consolidating its bitcoin stash from several addresses into one. El Salvador Bitcoin Accumulation Mystery Revealed: IMF Reveals Consolidation Scheme The most recent report on

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Pakistan’s Plan For Crypto Mining Rejected By IMF

Pakistan’s Plan For Crypto Mining Rejected By IMF

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly rejected Pakistan’s proposal to utilize excess power to offer cheaper electricity to the crypto mining sector, despite the country’s surplus energy capacity. Pakistan’s Crypto Mining Proposal Faces Uncertainty On Thursday, news outlet Independent Urdu reported

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Stablecoin Skepticism Grows As IMF Official Challenges Their Money Role

Stablecoin Skepticism Grows As IMF Official Challenges Their Money Role

According to a recent analytics, stablecoins handled 35 trillion in on-chain transaction volume over the past year, with their average supply hovering around 195 billion. Those numbers show how much these tokens fuel trades, loans and cross-border transfers. Yet questions about whether they really count as “money” are now front and center. Stablecoin On-Chain Traffic

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Stablecoin Regulation Still Faces Key Unresolved Questions, Says IMF

Stablecoin Regulation Still Faces Key Unresolved Questions, Says IMF

Key Takeaways: IMF’s Bo Li said regulatory uncertainty around stablecoins persists, especially regarding classification and enforcement. Global financial bodies are working to align frameworks but remain in early stages. Policy inconsistencies may drive firms toward jurisdictions with less oversight. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to flag regulatory uncertainty around stablecoin, according to remarks by

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Expert Warns Pakistan May Fold Next

Expert Warns Pakistan May Fold Next

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Less than a week after Pakistan unveiled a plan to channel 2,000 megawatts of surplus electricity into Bitcoin mines and artificial-intelligence data centres, the International Monetary Fund has asked Islamabad authorities for “urgent clarification” and scheduled a stand-alone virtual meeting with the

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IMF Warns Against Pakistan’s Power Push for Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centers

IMF Warns Against Pakistan’s Power Push for Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centers

Key Takeaways: The IMF has questioned Pakistan’s plan to power Bitcoin mining and AI centers. It raised concerns over legal risks and energy strain. Pakistan advances national crypto and blockchain strategy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pushing back on Pakistan’s plan to allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI)

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IMF Alarmed as Pakistan Declares Bold Bitcoin Reserve

IMF Alarmed as Pakistan Declares Bold Bitcoin Reserve

Amid ongoing economic negotiations, Pakistan’s unprecedented plan to integrate bitcoin into its national strategy has sparked concern from the International Monetary Fund, which was not consulted on the initiative. The country declared the establishment of a national bitcoin reserve and a digital asset authority during the Bitcoin Vegas 2025 conference, unveiling plans to allocate 2,000

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IMF Vows to Rein In El Salvador’s Bitcoin Stash Under Loan Conditions

IMF Vows to Rein In El Salvador’s Bitcoin Stash Under Loan Conditions

El Salvador is once again facing international scrutiny for its continued embrace of Bitcoin. On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund said it had reached a staff-level agreement with the Salvadoran government as part of the first review of a $1.4b extended loan program. While praising the country’s progress on fiscal reforms and macroeconomic stability, the

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