Why the IMF Is Pressuring Argentina to Discourage Crypto

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is sponsored by</span></em> <a href= "https://nexo.io/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=fixed&utm_campaign=coindesk_podcast_mar22"> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nexo.io</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span></em> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/4916F3EC-38E9-4873-9427-0A1375D7D96F"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arculus</span></em></a> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span></em> <a href= "https://ftxusapp.onelink.me/LKX9/breakdown"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">FTX US</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As many in geopolitics and economics try to understand how the world global order is shifting in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions (see</span> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/the-bretton-woods-iii-thesis/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bretton Woods III Thesis</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">), one battleground is the International Monetary Fund versus new forms of debt financing. On today’s episodes, NLW looks at:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why El Salvador’s “Bitcoin Bond” is being delayed, and why it is being issued by a state-owned energy firm </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The IMF’s latest agreement with Argentina, and why it focuses on disincentivizing the use of crypto </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Malaysian Communication Ministry’s suggestion the country makes BTC legal tender </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take your crypto to the next level with</span></em> <a href= "https://nexo.io/?utm_source=coindesk&utm_medium=fixed&utm_campaign=coindesk_podcast_ma