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🤖AI Takeover🤖 🟠 IMF’s Anti-Bitcoin Agenda 🟢 Vitalik Buterin on Decentralized Identity 💳 Bybit Enables Credit Card Crypto Buys 💸 Bolt Launches Stablecoin Payment System
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Source: Bitcoin Magazine article by Daniel Batten
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly used debt diplomacy to restrict Bitcoin adoption by sovereign nations:
🇸🇻 El Salvador: Reversed 5 pro-Bitcoin laws post-loan negotiations
🇨🇫 Central African Republic: Abandoned Bitcoin and shut down the Sango Project
🇦🇷 Argentina: Bitcoin plans disappeared after $45B IMF loan
🇵🇰 Pakistan: IMF raised “serious concerns” about crypto mining
🧾 IMF Strategy: Use financial leverage to preserve USD dominance and centralized control
🔸 Exceptions that resisted:
🇧🇹 Bhutan: No IMF loan, continues Bitcoin mining
🇸🇻 El Salvador (early): Pushed through Bitcoin strategy before taking IMF funds
🎙️ Tune in to this episode for our detailed commentary and analysis.
Source: Vitalik's blog post
Vitalik presents the idea of pluralistic identity systems:
ZK-proofs can protect privacy but may reduce pseudonymity and increase coercion risks
Relying on one single ID (gov-issued or blockchain-based) is risky
Instead, diverse identity sources (social, institutional, cryptographic) create more resilient systems
💭 Questions raised in this episode:
Is Zero-Knowledge (ZK) tech truly enough to secure digital ID?
Can we balance privacy, flexibility, and control?
Source: Chainwire article
Bybit now allows users to buy BTC, ETH, USDT with credit cards in 25+ currencies:
✅ Real-time FX conversion
💸 Up to 10 USDT cashback + 5 USDT bonus for first-timers
🛑 Not available in the EEA
🧾 ID verification required
🎯 Aims to lower barriers for global crypto adoption
Source: News release
Bolt, a San Francisco-based payments platform, has launched Bolt Connect:
✅ Enables stablecoin payments for global merchants
⚙️ Faster settlement, lower fees, seamless onboarding
💡 Follows Bolt’s SuperApp + aligns with Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe adoption trends
🏛️ U.S. Senate recently passed GENIUS Act to support stablecoins
Strategic purchase of World Liberty Financial Governance Token
Goal: Accelerate decentralized finance adoption globally
Launch of Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025–2027
Codename: DOGE
Focused on AI, Blockchain, and secure digital infrastructure
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