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.

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Crypto Says It Can Transform the Creator Economy. So Why Isn’t It Working?
Crypto Says It Can Transform the Creator Economy. So Why Isn’t It Working?
July 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If you want to know why there’s so much talk about crypto and blockchain’s potential to transform the creator economy, one good answer might be...

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SEC Turns Up the Heat on Coinbase
SEC Turns Up the Heat on Coinbase
July 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Less than a week after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) hit a former Coinbase manager and two associates with insider trading charges, the U.S....

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CBDC Weekly: Is the US Behind on a Digital Dollar?
CBDC Weekly: Is the US Behind on a Digital Dollar?
July 25, 2022  |  CBDC

About 50 countries are in the development, pilot or launch phase of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to Josh Lipsky, senior director at...

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Will Rising Interest Rates Damage Stablecoins?
Will Rising Interest Rates Damage Stablecoins?
July 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

By and large, stablecoins get used the most for crypto trading — and at least until recently, they’ve also been seen as a good way...

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Today in Crypto: Tesla Bitcoin Sales Spur Crypto Slump; Coinbase Petitions SEC for ‘Workable’ Crypto Framework
Today in Crypto: Tesla Bitcoin Sales Spur Crypto Slump; Coinbase Petitions SEC for ‘Workable’ Crypto...
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As the crypto market is cooling down, Finland has sold its hoard of confiscated bitcoin. Over the summer, The Customs liquidated 1,889.1 bitcoins through two...

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EMEA Daily: UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment; Swedish Telehealth Company Kry Raises $160M
EMEA Daily: UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment; Swedish Telehealth...
July 21, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Swedish HealthTech company Kry has raised over $160 million in a funding round....

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UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment 
UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment 
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins may soon be part of the monetary system in the U.K. if the new Financial Services and Markets Bill is approved in Parliament.  The...

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Stablecoins, CBDCs Face Big Hurdles Before Knocking Out Fiat
Stablecoins, CBDCs Face Big Hurdles Before Knocking Out Fiat
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Could stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) ever replace fiat? Obi Emetarom, co-founder and CEO of pan-African payment infrastructure company AppZone, thinks they can....

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Today in Crypto: Binance.US Starts Affiliate Program; S. Korea Probes Crypto-Linked FX Transactions
Today in Crypto: Binance.US Starts Affiliate Program; S. Korea Probes Crypto-Linked FX Transactions
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance.US is touting the rollout of its affiliate marketing program, citing the fact that rival Coinbase has closed its own because of the bear market...

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