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Bitcoin Magazine How The IMF Prevents Global Bitcoin Adoption (And Why They Do It) The Global Pattern In recent years the IMF has: Successfully pressured El Salvador to (de facto) drop Bitcoin as legal tender, and rollback other Bitcoin policies Successfully pressured CAR’s 2023 Bitcoin repeal through regional banking bodies Been responsible for the lack of follow through from Bitcoin campaign rhetoric to action from Milei in Argentina. Cited “ serious concerns ” with Pakistan’s Bitcoin plans Consistently framed crypto as a “risk” in loan negotiations Here’s a summary Country GDP  ($ Billion) IMF Loan ($ Billion) IMF Loan as % of GDP IMF response  Result Argentina 670 54.8 8.18% strong Bitcoin policy abandoned Central African Republic 2.56 0.272 2.31% strong Bitcoin policy abandoned El Salvador 2.0 (post-2025) 34.87 1.4 4.01% strong 5 Bitcoin laws abandoned Pakistan 346.79 9.35 2.70% strong TBD El Salvador 1.0...

Bitcoin Magazine Lnfi Network Integrates RGB Protocol to Enhance Lightning Network Lnfi Network , a DeFi platform on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has integrated the RGB Protocol, enabling scalable, programmable assets on Bitcoin. Announced alongside RGB’s mainnet launch, this allows developers and users to trade and manage RGB-based assets using Lnfi’s infrastructure. Darius, co-founder of Lnfi Network, described the platform as “next-gen peer-to-peer financial infrastructure built to empower Bitcoin-native assets that can be settled on Lightning.” Operational on mainnet since late 2023, Lnfi processes $20-30 million in daily trading volume on its orderbook exchange, he said. RGB, developed by the LNP/BP Standards Association , uses off-chain smart contracts compatible with Lightning, supporting complex financial apps without burdening Bitcoin’s blockchain. “RGB gives developers the power of off-chain smart contracts,” said Maxim Orlovsky, RGB lead engineer. Lnfi supports Lightn...

Bitcoin Magazine If Institutions Are Buying Why Isn’t The Bitcoin Price Going Up? ETF inflows and institutional purchases continue to climb, yet many investors are puzzled by the muted Bitcoin price action. With billions flowing into BTC, why aren’t we seeing the price explode to new highs? The reality is more nuanced than it first appears. Bitcoin ETF Inflows Looking at the ETF cumulative inflows chart (excluding GBTC outflows), it’s clear that demand from institutional players has been robust. Since the most recent pullback in late March, net ETF inflows have climbed from roughly 527,000 BTC to over 630,000 BTC, an increase of around 100,000 BTC in under 3 months. These are significant numbers, yet the Bitcoin price has largely mainly drifted sideways since the start of 2025. Figure 1: The ETFs have had  ~100,000 BTC of net inflows in the past quarter. View Live Chart It’s important to remember that not all ETF flows represent “institutional” buying in the purest sens...