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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Big Banks See Challenges, Opportunities In Central Bank Digital Currencies

Big Banks See Challenges, Opportunities In Central Bank Digital Currencies
Big Banks See Challenges, Opportunities In Central Bank Digital Currencies
May 03, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may be a certainty – in other words, they’ll appear, here and there, depending on which nation you’re looking at,...

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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  |  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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