IMF: Crypto Assets Become More Mainstream as Hedges Against Weak Currencies, Potential Payment Instruments

Bitcoin.com | Sep 6, 2022 at 5:00 AM
  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report stating that crypto assets have gained a “more mainstream presence as speculative investments, hedges against weak currencies, and potential payment instruments”.
  • The IMF has called for a global response to crypto regulation that is coordinated, consistent, and comprehensive.
  • The report is authored by IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department deputy director Aditya Narain and assistant director Marina Moretti.