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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Today In Digital-First Banking: Banque de France Completes CBDC Pilot; New PPP Extends $5 Billion In Loans In First Week
Today In Digital-First Banking: Banque de France Completes CBDC Pilot; New PPP Extends $5 Billion...
January 20, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Banque de France has completed its central bank digital currency (CBDC) test, while roughly 60,000 loans were distributed during...

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Banque De France Has Finished CBDC Trial
Banque De France Has Finished CBDC Trial
January 19, 2021  |  Blockchain

Banque de France has successfully conducted its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial, with a blockchain platform for interbank settlement, CoinDesk reported. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Hack Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Livecoin; Former Canadian Prime Minister Says Bitcoin May Be Reserve Currency In Future
Bitcoin Daily: Hack Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Livecoin; Former Canadian Prime Minister Says Bitcoin May...
January 18, 2021  |  Bitcoin

After announcing that it was hit by a cyberattack in December, Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin announced in a note that it is shutting its business and...

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Fed’s Powell: CBDC Will Be Years, Not Months, Away
Fed’s Powell: CBDC Will Be Years, Not Months, Away
January 14, 2021  |  Payment Methods

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he isn’t in a rush to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because of the risks such...

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RTP Picks Up Pace With Corporates, While CBDCs Raise Banker Doubts
RTP Picks Up Pace With Corporates, While CBDCs Raise Banker Doubts
January 14, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The Clearing House’s real-time payments offering, the RTP® network, continues to gather steam with financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and their business customers in this week’s...

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Ripple, Second Stimulus Bill, Checkout Features Top This Week’s News
Ripple, Second Stimulus Bill, Checkout Features Top This Week’s News
January 08, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw more rules and breaks for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in a second stimulus bill, a suit against Ripple Labs...

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OCC Ruling May Set Stage For Stablecoins’ Tipping Point
OCC Ruling May Set Stage For Stablecoins’ Tipping Point
January 06, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The regulatory path to bringing stablecoins to commercial, traditional banking activities is getting clearer. And as a result, we may see these coins – defined...

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US Currency Comptroller OKs INVNs, Stablecoins For Federal Banks
US Currency Comptroller OKs INVNs, Stablecoins For Federal Banks
January 05, 2021  |  Banking

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency has stated that national banks and federal savings associations can participate in independent node verification networks (INVNs)...

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Driving Innovation In Retail And Digital Currency
Driving Innovation In Retail And Digital Currency
January 05, 2021  |  Today In Data

Malls are being repurposed into “mixed-used town centers” with offices, housing and green space in addition to reduced retail. In innovation, the “bring it to...

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