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Citi: CBDCs Will Be Part Of ‘Digital Money 2.0’
April 16, 2021

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BitPay CEO Sees Distinct Differences In Crypto Customers
April 16, 2021

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PayPal’s Schulman Says Crypto Will Reach $200 Million Volume In Months
April 14, 2021

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said he is optimistic about the chances of the company’s cryptocurrency service, explaining it could reach $200 million in volume within months, Cointelegraph reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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IRS Commissioner Rettig Says NFTs Ripe For Tax Evasion
April 14, 2021

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig says there’s “replicating” of tax evasion with cryptocurrencies using nonfungible tokens (NFTs), CNBC reported on Wednesday (April 14), adding that the IRS is looking at the dark web for crime related to crypto or NFT transactions. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Coinbase Listing Opens New Chapter For Crypto Exchanges
April 14, 2021

It may be a hallmark of public listing of shares that as disruptive tech companies come to market, their stocks soar. The lofty share prices are proof positive that 1) the company is disruptive and 2) the market it promises to disrupt is both real...

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European Central Bank Points To Privacy As Pivotal In eMoney Future
April 14, 2021

What people want most from digital currency is privacy, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in its report from public consultations about the possibility of a central bank coin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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BitPay Joins Jack Dorsey’s Crypto Open Patent Alliance
April 14, 2021

BitPay has joined the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), agreeing to share open-source projects and participate in a shared patent library, the cryptocurrency payment processor announced on Wednesday (April 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Digital Pound Could Help UK Compete As Financial Hub
April 12, 2021

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), by and large, have been heralded as having utility across a variety of use cases — from speeding stimulus payments to bringing financial services to the unbanked to easing cross-border B2B payments. Also, of course, for staving off private digital...

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Swedish Central Bank: CBDC Needs More Testing On Scale, Data Privacy 
April 07, 2021

Perhaps the key takeaway of the testing is that … more testing is in order. The Swedish central bank (Riksbank) said it had conducted the first phase of its pilot tied to the creation and issuance of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). But there are...