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IMF pressures El Salvador to stop pushing bitcoin

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El Salvador has agreed to scale back its crypto agenda in exchange for a $1.4 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund .

The IMF opposed El Salvador's crypto policies from the start, warning of "large risks associated with the use of Bitcoin on financial stability, financial integrity and consumer protection" President Nayib Bukele made headlines by declaring bitcoin legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar.

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