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IMF Says Crypto Boom Poses Challenges to Financial Stability

source-logo  coindesk.com  + 10 more 01 October 2021 15:39, UTC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said more regulation is needed as the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry poses a number of challenges and risks to financial stability.

  • The industry suffers from a lack of robust operational, governance and risk practices, according to a blog post on the organization’s website.
  • That lack leaves consumers at risk, the authors wrote, suggesting that some crypto tokens that have failed to survive were “likely created solely for speculation purposes or even outright fraud.”
  • “The (pseudo) anonymity of crypto assets also creates data gaps for regulators and can open unwanted doors for money laundering, as well as terrorist financing,” they wrote.
  • The authors highlight this month’s Global Financial Stability Report, which describes in detail a number of risks posed by the unregulated cryptocurrency market.
  • The adoption of crypto assets is also difficult to measure, and it is possible that emerging markets and developing economies may be leading the way.
  • Regulators worldwide need to act together on crypto to take action that will allow “the benefits to flow but, at the same time, also address the vulnerabilities.
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