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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New Ukraine Legislation Lists CBDC As Cash Equivalent

New Ukraine Legislation Lists CBDC As Cash Equivalent
New Ukraine Legislation Lists CBDC As Cash Equivalent
July 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

New legislation passed by the Ukrainian parliament addressed central bank digital currency (CBDC) and determined that it was functionally equal to cash or other payment...

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FIs Inch Closer To Offering Crypto Accounts For Customers
FIs Inch Closer To Offering Crypto Accounts For Customers
July 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As banks get further into crypto, it is hard to not see that evolution as validation for digital currencies and the world’s fastest-growing new asset...

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Coinbase Planning Decentralized App Store Using Blockchain
Coinbase Planning Decentralized App Store Using Blockchain
July 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase is planning to develop a cryptocurrency app store for decentralized apps (dApps) using the blockchain, with an end goal of listing all legal assets...

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Despite Widening Global Rift, CBDCs Poised To Gain Amid Tightening Regulation of Binance And Crypto
Despite Widening Global Rift, CBDCs Poised To Gain Amid Tightening Regulation of Binance And Crypto
June 28, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Regarding central bank digital currencies: They might work, and they might be launched — but, depending on which country is weighing in, they might not...

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Getting Emerging Crypto Businesses Banked — And Compliant
Getting Emerging Crypto Businesses Banked — And Compliant
June 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Regulation remains one of the biggest barriers to entry for businesses interested in developing and launching their own cryptocurrency-related solutions. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Report: Swiss National Bank Sees No Need For CBDC
Report: Swiss National Bank Sees No Need For CBDC
June 27, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Carlos Lenz, chief economist of the Swiss National Bank, told a news conference the bank sees no need for a digital franc, even though it...

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Adults In El Salvador Get $30 In Crypto Ahead Of Bitcoin Legalization
Adults In El Salvador Get $30 In Crypto Ahead Of Bitcoin Legalization
June 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

With its sights set on making bitcoin legal tender, El Salvador has gifted adults in the country $30 (£21.60) in the cryptocurrency as it moves...

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FinTech Combats Accounts Receivable’s Crypto Anxieties
FinTech Combats Accounts Receivable’s Crypto Anxieties
June 25, 2021  |  B2B Payments

As more corporations gain interest in embracing cryptocurrency, the logistics of having crypto on the books continue to stand in the way of supporting efforts...

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