IMF to prefer regulating crypto than banning it outright: Report

02/27 05:06

According to Cointelegraph, speaking on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers meetings in Bengaluru, India, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the agency would prefer to regulate crypto than an outright ban. She explained how the United Nations financial agency views digital assets and what it would like to see in terms of regulation. “We are very much in favor of regulating the world of digital money,” and this is a top priority, she stated. During an interview, she responded to a question on her recent comments about a potential complete ban on cryptocurrencies. She said there was still much confusion around the classification of digital money. “Our first objective is to differentiate between central bank digital currencies that are backed by the state and publically issued crypto assets and stablecoins.” Fully-backed stablecoins create a “reasonably good space for the economy,” however non-backed crypto assets are speculative, high risk, and not money, she added. Citing a recent paper recommending global regulation standards, she said that crypto assets cannot be legal tender because they are not backed. However, the option to ban cryptocurrencies “should not be taken off the table” if they begin to pose a greater risk to financial stability, she warned. Nevertheless, good regulations, predictability, and consumer protection would be a better option, and banning would not need to be considered, said Georgieva. When asked what could cause the decision to ban crypto, she said that an inability to protect consumers from the rapidly evolving world of crypto assets would be the primary catalyst.
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