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Digital Dollars Give the State Too Much Control Over Money
2.5.2020
Arming the Federal Reserve with a digital dollar would harm the free market, says Max Raskin, an NYU adjunct professor of law
No Global Central Bank Is Working on Retail Digital Currency Use, Says R3
1.5.2020
R3 claims that no central bank is currently pursuing the development of a retail CBDC
Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation
1.5.2020
Though its impacts are deadly, the coronavirus is a product of an advanced innovation ecosystem. We can learn from its ability to mutate and adapt
Italian Town Creates New Currency to Cope With COVID-19
30.4.2020
A small town in southern Italy has minted their own currency amid the coronavirus lockdown
Cryptocurrency Trading Surges in Malaysia as Lockdown Cripples Economy
30.4.2020
Cryptocurrency trading in Malaysia has surged as the country endures an extended lockdown, costing its economy an estimated $550 million a day. Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges are reporting substantial growth in trading volumes and new users as people seek “a good store of value...
When Currencies Fail: A Primer on the Dollar Crisis in Lebanon
29.4.2020
A massive shortage of dollars is instigating economic chaos, including a more than 50% loss of value in the Lebanese pound
Digital Currency Group
29.4.2020
Founded by Barry Silbert in 2015, Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a venture capital firm that invests solely in the digital currency industry. Digital Currency Group has three subsidiaries: CoinDesk, which was purchased in January 2016, digital currency brokerage firm Genesis Trading and digital...
British Payment Firm Checkout.com Joins the Libra Association
28.4.2020
The Libra Association reinforces its efforts to launch the network in Q4 2020, adds British payment startup Checkout.com as its 24th member
Alibaba-Backed AI Startup SenseTime to Help China Handle Digital Yuan
28.4.2020
Alibaba-backed AI startup SenseTime partners with China’s central bank to collaborate on the digital yuan amid reported trials
TNC IT Group’s Token to Be Listed This April
27.4.2020
TNC IT Group (TNC), an international blockchain company, will have its native currency TNC Coin listed on crypto exchanges by April 30. TNC Coin is set to progress fast in the market due to its expedited listing and user base. Since TNC revealed its merger project, interested crypto investors...
The Need for a New Reserve Currency Is More Prevalent Than Ever Before
27.4.2020
The financial crisis — as the result of the global coronavirus pandemic — may require cryptocurrency to be the world’s next reserve currency
No, Bitcoin Isn’t Trading for $15K in Lebanon After Currency Collapse
25.4.2020
While some media outlets are claiming that Bitcoins are trading for $15,000 in Lebanon, it would appear the actual price is closer to $7,850
Digital Yuan to Fuel China’s Economic Reign – McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway Test PBoC’s Cryptocurrency
24.4.2020
China’s economy is the second-largest in the world and economists believe the country may someday bring a new global order and end the Western hemisphere’s financial rule. In 2020, various reports show that China’s central bank will soon release a cryptocurrency that represents...
LG’s IT Subsidiary Uses Facial Recognition Tech for Payments With Digital Currency
23.4.2020
LG CNS has implemented a facial recognition tech to enable its employees automatic payments with a digital currency
Starbucks and McDonald's Rumored to Be Testing China's Digital Currency
23.4.2020
Starbucks and McDonald’s shops in Xiong’an will reportedly support payments with China’s digital yuan
Starbucks, McDonald’s Among 19 Firms to Test China’s Digital Yuan: Report
23.4.2020
The food and beverage giants are among the restaurants and retail shops reportedly on a local government list for testing of China's central bank digital currency
Anyone Can Host a Crypto Exchange – Tim Draper Backed Startup Launches New WordPress Plugin
22.4.2020
There’s a new plugin available that gives people the ability to launch a cryptocurrency exchange on any WordPress-based website. The project called Wpcryptoexchange is a product created by the Tim Draper-backed startup Draper Goren Holm. With the plugin, anyone can launch a digital currency...
Bianco Research CEO Says Next Reserve Currency Will Be a Cryptocurrency
21.4.2020
Can crypto actually take on USD’s role around the world?
Understanding Foreign Currency Swaps in Forex Trading
21.4.2020
Foreign Currency Swap The idea of the swap is actually the simple exchange of property or any other assets between the parties. An agreement to exchange currency between two foreign parties is called Foreign Currency Swap. In it, they swap principal and interest payments on a loan made in...
Survey: Consumers Trust CBDCs Over Privately-Issued Crypto Assets
20.4.2020
Half of the respondents would trust a digital currency issued by a central bank, while just 26% expressed trust decentralized crypto assets