{"id":"tp-1698","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – April 19th, 2019","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/1698","datePublished":"2019-04-19T11:36:51.000Z","dateModified":"2019-04-19T11:36:51.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"IMF and World Bank launch “Learning Coin” to better understand blockchain and crypto assets Two international financial institutions – the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank – are the latest to jump …","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"IMF and World Bank launch “Learning Coin” to better understand blockchain and crypto assets","url":"https://tokenpost.com/IMF-and-World-Bank-launch-Learning-Coin-to-better-understand-blockchain-and-crypto-assets-1657"},{"title":"US SEC and FINRA to discuss digital assets and cybersecurity at National Compliance Outreach Program for 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