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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Andreessen Horowitz Considers $1 Billion Crypto Investment Fund

Andreessen Horowitz Considers $1 Billion Crypto Investment Fund
Andreessen Horowitz Considers $1 Billion Crypto Investment Fund
May 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Andreessen Horowitz, one of the highest-profile Silicon Valley venture capital firms, will be looking at a new investment fund for investing in cryptocurrency, which could...

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Ripple Could Have IPO In Sight, Post-SEC Spat
Ripple Could Have IPO In Sight, Post-SEC Spat
April 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Wait for the smoke to clear – and then go public. To that end, as reported this week, crypto firm Ripple might be headed to...

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IRS Seeks Ways To Access Digital Currency Wallets Under Criminal Investigation
IRS Seeks Ways To Access Digital Currency Wallets Under Criminal Investigation
April 30, 2021  |  Taxes

U.S. tax authorities want assistance with accessing digital currency hardware wallets, Vice reported Thursday (April 29), citing a document published on the agency website in...

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Ripple CEO Calls US Crypto Rules ‘Frustrating’
Ripple CEO Calls US Crypto Rules ‘Frustrating’
April 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Facing charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the CEO of Ripple fired back on Friday (April 30), saying that cryptocurrency regulations offer...

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PayPal Users Can Link Wallets To Coinbase To Buy Crypto
PayPal Users Can Link Wallets To Coinbase To Buy Crypto
April 29, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the bid to make digital currencies more widely available and embraced by consumers, perhaps … make them easier to buy.  To that end, PayPal...

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Bitcoin Purchases Reduce Tesla’s Cash And Cash Equivalents In Q1
Bitcoin Purchases Reduce Tesla’s Cash And Cash Equivalents In Q1
April 26, 2021  |  Earnings

Tesla reported that quarter-end cash and cash equivalents fell to $17.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021, fueled partly by a net cash outflow...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: NYCB, Flagstar To Combine In $2.6 Billion Deal; Nubank In Discussions To Go Public In US
Today In Digital-First Banking: NYCB, Flagstar To Combine In $2.6 Billion Deal; Nubank In Discussions...
April 26, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Michigan’s Flagstar Bancorp and New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) have inked a merger deal, while Brazil’s Nubank is...

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In China, Wages Paid In Digital Fiat May Boost Use Cases
In China, Wages Paid In Digital Fiat May Boost Use Cases
April 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

To get digital fiat into the hands of consumers, to get a national currency firmly entrenched against the crypto upstarts who would seek to sidestep...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Amazon Rolls Out IP Accelerator In Canada; Chinese Companies List In US At Record Rate
Today In Payments Around The World: Amazon Rolls Out IP Accelerator In Canada; Chinese Companies...
April 26, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Amazon is rolling out an IP Accelerator in Canada, while Chinese firms are listing on U.S. exchanges...

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