Is Trump's crypto policy opening doors for terror financing in Pakistan?Pakistan is leveraging cryptocurrency to strengthen ties with Trump administration, amidst concerns over lax anti-money laundering enforcem...
03 Jun, 2025, 06.50 AM IST
IMF chief says rules, infrastructure needed to prevent crypto risks"The challenge is that high crypto asset adoption could undermine macro-financial stability," the IMF's managing director, Kristalina Georg...
14 Dec, 2023, 07.30 AM IST
Global consensus emerging on regulating crypto assets: FM Nirmala Sitharaman at G20 SummitRegulating cryptocurrency assets was one of the key agenda items on the G20’s finance track under the Indian presidency, and the group of f...
09 Sep, 2023, 06.35 PM IST
IMF-FSB paper calls for crypto regulation, not banThe prescriptions for regulating cryptos could serve as global baseline minimum standards for countries that wish to adopt them. “A compreh...
08 Sep, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
'Cryptocurrencies to be a topic of discussion at G20 leaders' summit'While the European Union has already endorsed the world's inaugural comprehensive set of regulations for cryptoasset markets, the FSB's "gl...
06 Sep, 2023, 10.32 PM IST
Crypto issue requires immediate attention, says FM Nirmala SitharamanIssues related to crypto have emerged as a major point of discussion among G20 countries and there is unanimity among member nations about ...
15 Apr, 2023, 03.07 PM IST
G20 consensus that regulations on crypto assets has to be global: FM Nirmala SitharamanOn the sidelines of the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, Sitharaman along with Reserve Ba...
14 Apr, 2023, 07.09 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman, Gita Gopinath meet in US, discuss debt vulnerabilities and crypto-related challengesSitharaman congratulated Gopinath for accelerating India's work on the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable along with the World Bank and reite...
12 Apr, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
India asks IMF, FSB to prepare technical paper on crypto assetsThe G20 will draw up a universally acceptable international framework to regulate crypto assets and said that only a central bank-backed mo...
26 Feb, 2023, 09.18 AM IST
India asks IMF, FSB to prepare technical paper on crypto assetsThe paper could be used to formulate a coordinated and comprehensive policy to regulate crypto assets.
26 Feb, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
G20 recognises risk attached, agrees to discuss IMF-FSB paper on crypto assets in upcoming meetingsAccording to the chair's summary released at the end of the two-day meeting of the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) on ...
25 Feb, 2023, 10.25 PM IST
India asks IMF, FSB to prepare technical paper on regulating cryptoIndia hopes to broaden the G20 discussion on crypto assets beyond financial integrity concerns and capture the macroeconomic implications a...
25 Feb, 2023, 06.51 PM IST
From proposing crypto ban to tax treatment: all you need to know about IMF's action planThe paper titled "Elements of Effective Policies for Crypto Assets" addresses questions raised by countries on the benefits and risks of cr...
25 Feb, 2023, 04.29 PM IST
IMF lays out crypto action plan, recommends against legal tender statusSuch efforts have become a priority for authorities, the fund said, after the collapse of a number of crypto exchanges and assets over the ...
24 Feb, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman urges IMF to form global strategy to regulate cryptosIndia has been pitching for a global strategy, given the cross-border nature of crypto transactions and potential risks they pose to the wo...
10 Feb, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
Equity market links with cryptos up 10X since pandemic: IMFIt said that in the past few years Asian countries led by India, Vietnam and Thailand witnessed a steep rise in crypto ownership, leading t...
22 Aug, 2022, 11.54 PM IST
IMF looking into crypto currencies; US says won't allow"We have already started analysing the issues concerning crypto currencies including risks and potential benefits," Christine Lagarde said.
25 Jan, 2018, 05.58 PM IST