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Collect Taxes More Effectively to Avoid ‘Debt Trap’ Chaos, Warns IMF
6.4.2021
The IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/the_imf
Global financial chiefs have suggested that they may look to more aggressive tax collecting measures in advanced economies as a means to dig the world economy out of a “disturbing” impending coronavirus...
Dalio Disses Dollar Debt, But Warns Gov’ts May Target Bitcoin & Gold
16.3.2021
Ray Dalio. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, TED
The superstar investor and sometime bitcoin (BTC) commentator, founder of major global investment firm Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio has launched a stinging attack on government and other forms of dollar debt-buying in the form of bonds...
A Debt-Fuelled Economic Crisis & Bitcoin: What to Expect?
7.3.2021
It’s hard to shake the fact that bitcoin (BTC)’s ascent from one fresh all-time high to another in recent months has taken place amid a backdrop of a struggling global economy. The United States’ GDP infamously tanked by a record 32.9% in Q2 2020 and fell by 3.5% across 2020 as a whole, while...
‘Bitcoin Is the Biggest Jailbreak in Human History,’ Says Philosopher Stefan Molyneux
22.2.2021
On February 19, the Canadian podcaster and Freedomain Radio host, Stefan Molyneux, discussed his thoughts about bitcoin following the crypto asset’s tumultuous rise capturing over a trillion-dollar market valuation. Molyneux’s recent speech describes the liberating potential bitcoin...
MicroStrategy Raises $1.05B in Latest Debt-for-Bitcoin Offering
19.2.2021
MicroStrategy's business strategy is to buy as much bitcoin as it possibly can
Bitcoin Poised for Short-Term Gains Past $51K as MicroStrategy Upsizes Debt Deal
17.2.2021
Markets think the latest bull run will continue
MicroStrategy Boosts Latest Debt-for-Bitcoin Offering to $900M
17.2.2021
The firm has already bought 70,784 bitcoin, an amount now worth around $3.6 billion
Global Debt Landscape Sends a Warning Sign
14.2.2021
Xuehui Han is an Economist in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Fiscal Affairs Department. Paulo Medas is Deputy Division Chief in the same department, while Susan Yang is a senior economist in the department.
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Many countries entered the pandemic with elevated debt levels. Our...
Debt Collection Firm CIS Now Accepts Bitcoin for B2B Repayments
2.2.2021
Corporate Intelligence Services said it launched the new repayment option to provide a better service its "clientele."
Collateralized Debt Obligations Make Their Way Into DeFi Lending
25.1.2021
The future of finance apparently involves Wall Street’s ghosts
Famed Investor Bill Miller Explains Buying MicroStrategy Debt: It’s the Bitcoin
24.1.2021
"Not owning any Bitcoin has been a massive mistake, and we expect that will continue to be true," the famed value investor wrote to clients
The Relationship Between US Government Debt and Bitcoin, Explained
20.1.2021
Bitcoiners are looking for persistent USD inflation to validate their favorite asset. That’s unlikely to happen soon, economists say, but low interest rates are still a boon for BTC
Cream Finance leaps into DeFi ‘corporate debt’ with Iron Bank launch
14.1.2021
The Iron Bank feature will allow protocols to borrow funds without posting collateral
Japan Leverages 80 Tons of Gold to Help Fund Part of Its Stimulus Package
21.12.2020
Japan’s finance ministry has reportedly leveraged 80 tons of gold to help fund part of its huge stimulus package aimed at combating the coronavirus crisis. The Asian country, which is saddled with public debt twice the size of its economy, is under pressure to find non-tax revenues to cover...
One exchange is trying to make debt tokenization a thing in crypto
17.12.2020
Entities can receive U.S. dollars or Bitcoin by issuing debt bonds via this platform
How Much Debt Can a Country Handle?
13.12.2020
As conventional wisdom grows that central banks can go more deeply into debt than previously thought, one economist asks, how much is too much?
The Fiat Standard and Debt Slavery
6.12.2020
In this exclusive extract, the author of "The Bitcoin Standard" introduces its sequel, "The Fiat Standard."
Lyn Alden on Money Printing, Bitcoin and the End of an 80-Year Debt Cycle
24.11.2020
One of the sharpest analysts in macroeconomics looks at how monetary and fiscal policy are likely to change in the coming years
Report: Pandemic Response Pushed Global Debt to $272 Trillion in Q3, $5T in Borrowing Expected in Q4
20.11.2020
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) says global debt will soar to a record $277 trillion by the end of 2020 as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already, the debt has ballooned by $15 trillion this year to $272 trillion through September....
Some loans on Maker are never liquidated, prompting debt auction overhaul
16.11.2020
Small loans for $100 are uninteresting to liquidators, and they're cheap to stack up