digital currencies

Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
January 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

And now, for digital currencies, it’s a group effort — among central banks, that is. Up until now, the explorations and considerations of digital currencies...

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ECB Proposes Tiered Interest Rates To Control Digital Currency Volumes
ECB Proposes Tiered Interest Rates To Control Digital Currency Volumes
January 03, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital currencies, yes – but with limits. According to a paper that debuted this week from the European Central Bank (ECB), central bank currencies in...

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Cubans Using Crypto To Get Around US Sanctions
Cubans Using Crypto To Get Around US Sanctions
September 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Cubans are turning to digital currencies to get around U.S. sanctions. With the U.S. trade embargo prohibiting Cubans from obtaining credit or debit cards for...

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Global Regulatory Firm To Tighten Rules On Cryptocurrency
Global Regulatory Firm To Tighten Rules On Cryptocurrency
June 21, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global regulatory firm based in Paris and comprised of countries ranging from China to the U.S., said it...

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Bitcoin Daily: Salesforce Debuts Blockhain-Based Ledger Tool; Binance Exchange Partners With Crypto Lending Platform
Bitcoin Daily: Salesforce Debuts Blockhain-Based Ledger Tool; Binance Exchange Partners With Crypto Lending Platform
May 30, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance moved a whopping $1.26 billion worth of bitcoin on Wednesday (May 29). “We will be moving some funds between our cold wallets....

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Mintos Notches €5 Million In Series A Funding; Monzo Teams With PayPoint For Deposits
Mintos Notches €5 Million In Series A Funding; Monzo Teams With PayPoint For Deposits
November 14, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mintos‘ €5 million Series A raise. In addition, Singapore’s...

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With Patent Filing, Square Circles Cryptos For Payments At POS
With Patent Filing, Square Circles Cryptos For Payments At POS
August 29, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Much has been made about cryptocurrencies and the speculation that has marked trading activity in that arena. Much has been made about the fact that,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ex-Regulators Join Crypto Ranks, People’s Bank of China Mulls Digital Currency
Bitcoin Daily: Ex-Regulators Join Crypto Ranks, People’s Bank of China Mulls Digital Currency
June 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Central bank digital currencies might have some positive effects, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy wrote in a report posted on the European Parliament’s...

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Bitcoin’s Atmospheric Rise Might Have Been Tied To Tether
Bitcoin’s Atmospheric Rise Might Have Been Tied To Tether
June 13, 2018  |  Bitcoin

University researchers have noticed an interesting trend when it came to atmospheric jump in the price of bitcoin last year: They found that about half...

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