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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ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
April 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) point man on crypto regulation thinks real-time payments are necessary to blunt the advance of digital assets into the payments...

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With Twitter Purchase, Musk’s Fascination with Dogecoin and Crypto Payments Will Gain Importance
With Twitter Purchase, Musk’s Fascination with Dogecoin and Crypto Payments Will Gain Importance
April 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Most of the world is focused on what Elon Musk’s victory in his attempt to buy Twitter means to free speech and how it will...

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ECB Executive Says Cryptocurrency Is the New Wild West
ECB Executive Says Cryptocurrency Is the New Wild West
April 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank (ECB) executive likened the greed and lawlessness of the 1850s U.S. gold rush to today’s digital gold rush, saying that it...

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Slumping Bitcoin Stokes Conflicting Narratives That Bubble Is Either Shrinking or Popping
Slumping Bitcoin Stokes Conflicting Narratives That Bubble Is Either Shrinking or Popping
April 25, 2022  |  Bitcoin

When fear is the main factor driving investors, they pile back into dollars, driving everything else from the S&P 500 to gold — and especially...

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Pressure on SEC To Approve First Bitcoin ETF Ratchets Up
Pressure on SEC To Approve First Bitcoin ETF Ratchets Up
April 25, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received hundreds of letters in support of the conversion of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into the first spot Bitcoin...

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Blockchain Series: What Is TerraUSD? The No. 3 Stablecoin Doesn’t Have a Single Dollar Behind It
Blockchain Series: What Is TerraUSD? The No. 3 Stablecoin Doesn’t Have a Single Dollar Behind...
April 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

  UPDATE: In the second week of May 2022, the TerraUSD stablecoin “broke the buck,” falling below a $1 peg. Within a week, a run...

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Australian Regulators Eye Crypto Regulation by 2025
Australian Regulators Eye Crypto Regulation by 2025
April 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Australia’s main financial regulator, the Prudential Risk Authority, or APRA, today (April 21) set a 2025 target for implementing regulations governing cryptocurrencies. “While activities associated...

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FCA Taps Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit
FCA Taps Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit
April 20, 2022  |  Personnel

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Victoria McLoughlin as interim head of its digital assets department, according to her LinkedIn profile, another step...

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Public Comments Reveal Widespread Misunderstanding About Digital Euro’s Role
Public Comments Reveal Widespread Misunderstanding About Digital Euro’s Role
April 19, 2022  |  CBDC

After scrolling through the 11,000-plus comments the European Commission has received about its digital euro project, it isn’t hard to get flashbacks to the reception...

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