digital currency

Digital currency is a type of currency available in digital form. It exhibits properties similar to physical currencies, but can allow for instantaneous transactions and borderless transfer-of-ownership. Examples include virtual currencies, cryptocurrencies, and central bank digital currency.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

CBDC Weekly: ECB Sees a ‘Holy Grail’; Thailand, Nepal Push Ahead; Israel Worries
CBDC Weekly: ECB Sees a ‘Holy Grail’; Thailand, Nepal Push Ahead; Israel Worries
August 08, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital euro could be the “Holy Grail” of cross-border payments, according to a recent report by the European Central Bank. A European central bank...

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Lawmakers Ask Fed to Speed up CBDC Project
Lawmakers Ask Fed to Speed up CBDC Project
August 08, 2022  |  CBDC

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants the Federal Reserve to speed efforts to issue a digital dollar and thus prevent countries like China from endangering...

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Singapore-Based Crypto Lender Freezes Withdrawals as Stablecoin Contagion Grows
Singapore-Based Crypto Lender Freezes Withdrawals as Stablecoin Contagion Grows
August 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Yet another crypto lender announced that it has frozen withdrawals, leaving customers potentially facing steep losses. While details are scant, the Singapore-based lending platform Hodlnaut...

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Economist: Tougher Regulation Needed While Stablecoins Make Their Case for Innovation
Economist: Tougher Regulation Needed While Stablecoins Make Their Case for Innovation
August 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins may be able to help crypto’s hot potato problem, but they aren’t going to stop investors from getting burned. Which is why it’s time...

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Dai or Die: ‘Payment Stablecoins’ and Why the Taxonomy of Crypto Matters
Dai or Die: ‘Payment Stablecoins’ and Why the Taxonomy of Crypto Matters
August 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With a market capitalization of almost $7.5 billion, Maker’s Dai token is the 12th largest cryptocurrency overall, and the fourth-largest stablecoin behind Tether’s USDT, Circle’s...

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Robinhood Seeks Fresh Following as Client Rosters, Revenue Plummet
Robinhood Seeks Fresh Following as Client Rosters, Revenue Plummet
August 03, 2022  |  Earnings

For Robinhood, it may feel a bit like the clock is ticking. The latest quarter showed a precipitous decline in the platform’s core business, at...

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Crypto Payments Still Rewarding for Some Users, Even as Headwinds Swirl
Crypto Payments Still Rewarding for Some Users, Even as Headwinds Swirl
August 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When SHOP.COM started taking crypto at checkout a year ago, the firm was pretty confident that existing customers would get onboard with the new way...

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ECB: CBDC Could Be ‘Holy Grail’ for Cross-Border Payments
ECB: CBDC Could Be ‘Holy Grail’ for Cross-Border Payments
August 02, 2022  |  CBDC

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be the “holy grail” for cross-border payments, offering a solution that is “immediate, cheap, universal in terms of...

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Nigerians Switch to Crypto as Country’s Currency Weakens
Nigerians Switch to Crypto as Country’s Currency Weakens
August 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As Nigerians trade more dollar-dominated digital assets, they have been hedging against a drop in value for the naira, which is seeing new lows on...

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