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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Customer Demand Prompts Citigroup To Consider Cryptocurrency Services 

Customer Demand Prompts Citigroup To Consider Cryptocurrency Services 
Customer Demand Prompts Citigroup To Consider Cryptocurrency Services 
May 07, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

After getting numerous requests from customers, Citigroup is looking into the rollout of services to support cryptocurrency, Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday (May 7)....

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Cryptos’ Place In Digital Commerce’s ‘Walled Gardens’
Cryptos’ Place In Digital Commerce’s ‘Walled Gardens’
May 07, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

We’re seeing it in earnings reports and in a slew of announcements that are coming over the wires, as they say, in press releases and...

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Bahamas Central Bank Advances Release of Digital Currency
Bahamas Central Bank Advances Release of Digital Currency
May 05, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The national rollout of the Sand Dollar from the Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) now has nine authorized financial institutions (FIs) that have completed...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: FIS, NYDIG Collaborate On Bitcoin; Zelle Processes $106 Billion In Q1
Today In Digital-First Banking: FIS, NYDIG Collaborate On Bitcoin; Zelle Processes $106 Billion In Q1
May 05, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, FIS is working with NYDIG on bitcoin, while Zelle processed 392 million transactions in Q1 2021. Plus, big...

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Bitcoin — And The (Eventual) Rise Of Purpose-Built Blockchains
Bitcoin — And The (Eventual) Rise Of Purpose-Built Blockchains
May 05, 2021  |  Bitcoin

It seems long ago and far away. Bitcoin’s debut in 2008 was shrouded in mystery (and still is), as Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity has not been...

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FIS Teams With NYDIG To Allow Bitcoin Purchases From Bank Accounts
FIS Teams With NYDIG To Allow Bitcoin Purchases From Bank Accounts
May 05, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The FinTech company FIS said it can provide banks with an “industry-first solution” to give customers the ability to buy, sell and hold bitcoin using...

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Why Dogecoin’s Meteoric Rise Should Sound More Alarms 
Why Dogecoin’s Meteoric Rise Should Sound More Alarms 
May 05, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

We’re in rarefied territory when the price of anything that is traded – on Wall Street, on exchanges, on eCommerce platforms, heck, even tulips of...

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Tala and Visa Partnership Seeks To Ignite Stablecoin Use In Emerging Markets
Tala and Visa Partnership Seeks To Ignite Stablecoin Use In Emerging Markets
May 05, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Call it an ignition play for cryptocurrency — specifically, making crypto spendable, not just a store of value — across borders with the unbanked populations...

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Unpacking The Token Economy – Beyond Bitcoin
Unpacking The Token Economy – Beyond Bitcoin
May 04, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In any field, when disruption comes, vocabulary gets scrambled a bit. New words enter the lexicon. Sometimes nouns are used interchangeably – shorthand that short-circuits,...

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