The International Monetary Fund IMF in it’s latest warning about the widespread use of crypto assets in Nigeria and other emerging markets noted that it could be used to bypass capital restrictions and sanctions.
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According to the IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report, this is the case. The IMF paid increased attention to crypto-assets this quarter.
Nairametrics reports that IMF had pushed for a worldwide regulatory framework to reduce the risks of financial interconnectivity in January. In its Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF urged for a coordinated strategy to crypto-assets.
The IMF highlighted “the risk of fragmentation in payment systems and the creation of central bank digital currency blocs; and more widespread use of crypto assets in emerging markets to bypass capital restrictions and sanctions.”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noticed a significant surge in crypto asset trade volumes in various emerging market currencies.
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The report said, “A more structural shift toward crypto assets as a means of payment and/or store of value could pose significant challenges to policymakers.”
Following the imposition of sanctions and the implementation of capital controls in Russia and Ukraine, the IMF noted a significant increase in stablecoin trade volumes in Turkey and Russia.
The IMF highlighted that, in terms of sanctions evasion, “the crypto ecosystem could allow users to circumvent such requirements through several means, including (1) the use of exchanges and other crypto asset providers that are non-compliant with sanctions and/or capital flow management measures; (2) poor implementation of adequate due diligence procedures by crypto asset providers; and (3) the use of technologies and platforms that increase the anonymity of transactions.”
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