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Morgan Stanley: US Dollar Has No Credible Challengers; Reserve Currency Status to Endure
20.4.2024
The U.S. dollar is likely to remain the world’s dominant reserve currency due to the absence of credible challengers. Morgan Stanley suggests that the Chinese yuan, often considered a potential rival to the U.S. dollar, currently falls short and is unlikely to dethrone the greenback. Reserve...
Web3 Experts: Hong Kong Government-Backed Stablecoin Can Become a Global Currency, Challenge Dollar Dominance
26.8.2023
According to Wang Yang and Wen Yizhou, a stablecoin issued by the Hong Kong government has the potential to become an international currency and may challenge the U.S. dollar in certain places. However, in their latest opinion piece, Yang and Yizhou said the envisaged stablecoin will only succeed...
‘Our Country Is Going to Hell’ — Trump Warns of US Losing Global Currency Dominance
17.8.2023
The 45th president and previous White House occupant, Donald Trump cautions that America is in danger of losing its global influence. In an interview with Larry Kudlow, Trump stated while the U.S. retains significant power, its position is “waning” concerning its currency. The Diminishing Dollar?...
US Dollar to Remain Major Global Currency, South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa Says
17.8.2023
BRICS plans to discuss trade in national currencies at its summit but de-dollarization is not on the agenda, South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa stated. The talks in Johannesburg next week will also focus on the expansion of the bloc of emerging economies and the diplomat doesn’t see this as a challenge...
Economist Discusses BRICS Currency’s Prospect of Becoming Global Currency
7.6.2023
Economist Alexis Habiyaremye from the University of Johannesburg says that a proposed common BRICS currency, if used effectively and systematically for all trade transactions between BRICS nations, would “alleviate the burden on these countries to finance” the “disproportionate advantage that...
BRICS Bank to Offer More Loans in Local Currencies — President Calls for ‘Diversified Global Currency System’
31.5.2023
The New Development Bank (NDB), aka the BRICS bank, is seeking to offer more loans in local currencies to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar and avoid foreign exchange risk. “We need to create a diversified global currency system,” NDB’s president stressed, adding: “In the future, it...
WEF 2022: Miami mayor says that Bitcoin can be a global currency
3.6.2022
Francis Suarez, the Mayor of Miami, said that he played an “evangelist role” at Davos where he’s teaching people about Bitcoin
Famed Economist Doubts Bitcoin Will Become Global Currency
18.11.2021
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at financial services company Allianz, says that bitcoin is not going to be a global currency and will not replace the U.S. dollar. However, he believes the cryptocurrency will always exist in the ecosystem and will not be regulated out of existence. Bitcoin...
Jack Dorsey Calls Bitcoin a ‘Big Part’ of Twitter’s Future as a Global Currency
26.7.2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that bitcoin will be a big part of the company’s future. “If the Internet has a native currency, a global currency, we are able to move so much faster with products such as Super Follows, Commerce, Subscriptions, Tip Jar, and we can reach every single person...
American Home Warranty Company to Accept Crypto Payments, Plans to Add BTC to Investment Portfolio
11.3.2021
Following in the footsteps of Tesla, the home warranty company American Residential Warranty (ARW) says it will accept cryptocurrency payments for its services. In addition, the company also plans to acquire and hold bitcoin as part of its strategy “to expand its investment portfolio...
ECB Sends Another Confirmation of A ‘Global Currency War’
2.10.2020
While China has already confirmed that its digital yuan aims to break “dollar dominance,” the Eurozone to start experimenting with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) this month in order to protect the Eurozone from other public or private digital currencies.
The European Central Bank (ECB)...
Libra Scales Back Global Currency Ambitions in Concession to Regulators
16.4.2020
The Facebook-spawned Libra Association has scaled back its original vision of a global digital currency backed by a basket of fiat currencies
Are CBDCs the Right Way Forward? Moving Towards a Global Currency for a Global Economy
29.1.2020
As Central Banks across the world are increasingly considering venturing into the virtual currency space, it is worthy to consider whether central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs) are the right way forward as we move towards a global currency in an increasingly global economy. The Ethos...
RUON.AI Announces Patents and Successful Upload Of SovereignSky Space Blockchain
30.12.2019
Within just a decade, mankind will be well on the way to ending extreme world poverty. A new, encrypted Wi-Fi network will connect people on Earth. And a near indestructible blockchain financial system and global currency will exist off-world, invulnerable to the effects of war, conflict, solar...
Still in the Queue… Why Bitcoin is Popular but Not a Global Currency Yet?
24.11.2019
Cryptocurrency has grown in popularity over the years despite the flak it has drawn from various governments and other sectors of the economy. However, it would not be too much to claim that cryptocurrency holds the key to the future, as a digital currency would emerge as one of the most important...
JPMorgan, Intel Alums Launch Revenue-Sharing Stablecoin USDD
1.10.2019
A dollar-backed stablecoin with a twist: revenue-sharing with the institutions that use it
Currency War Erupts as US and China Bring Out the Big Guns
6.8.2019
What started out as a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies is now a full-blown currency war as the U.S. and China bring their big guns to the battlefield. The impact on the global financial markets was immediate and severe, driving up safe-haven assets as ordinary people...
Facebook Is a Threat to Governments Not Crypto
20.6.2019
The moment Facebook released the whitepaper for its planned Libra coin, social media was flooded with claims about Zuckerberg’s new drive to take over the cryptocurrency market, with some even calling it a Bitcoin killer. However, looking at the actual details of the plan, it has little to...