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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Highs And Lows Of 2020 Could Be 2021’s Dress Rehearsal For Bitcoin And Cryptos

Highs And Lows Of 2020 Could Be 2021’s Dress Rehearsal For Bitcoin And Cryptos
Highs And Lows Of 2020 Could Be 2021’s Dress Rehearsal For Bitcoin And Cryptos
December 31, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

This year is one for the history books for all sorts of reasons, not all of them bad. For cryptocurrencies, 2020 shaped up to be...

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Fed, Not Bitcoin To Drive Crypto’s Transformation
Fed, Not Bitcoin To Drive Crypto’s Transformation
December 30, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

At a time when 90 percent of Americans have never owned bitcoin and nearly 70 percent say they have no plans to do so in...

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Bitcoin Daily: City In Spain Debuts ‘Elio’ Crypto; OKCoin Halts XRP Trading
Bitcoin Daily: City In Spain Debuts ‘Elio’ Crypto; OKCoin Halts XRP Trading
December 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A small Spanish city has debuted an “Elio” digital currency to help with transactions, Finance Magnates reported. The digital currency, which is pegged to the...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: FinCEN Warns FIs About Vaccine Scams; JP Morgan Chase To Buy cxLoyalty’s Rewards Division
Today In Digital-First Banking: FinCEN Warns FIs About Vaccine Scams; JP Morgan Chase To Buy...
December 29, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a warning about COVID-19 vaccine scams and cybersecurity, while J.P. Morgan...

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Central Bank Of Russia: Electronic Money Could Render SWIFT Obsolete
Central Bank Of Russia: Electronic Money Could Render SWIFT Obsolete
December 28, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital currencies could render the SWIFT global payments network unnecessary, RT.com reported, citing the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: China’s Central Bank Tells Ant Group To Concentrate On Payments; China’s Digital Yuan Pilot Wraps Up
Today In Digital-First Banking: China’s Central Bank Tells Ant Group To Concentrate On Payments; China’s...
December 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, financial regulators in China are moving to check the influence of Jack Ma’s Ant Group, while the second...

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Bitcoin Daily: Italy’s Banks Test Digital Euro On DLT
Bitcoin Daily: Italy’s Banks Test Digital Euro On DLT
December 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) is running experiments for a digital euro, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Bahamas Launches Digital Sand Dollar; Adds To Rise Of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Bahamas Launches Digital Sand Dollar; Adds To Rise Of Central Bank Digital Currencies
December 18, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra might be fading a bit as a perceived threat to monetary systems that have been in place around the globe for centuries. But...

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Bitcoin Triples In Value To Record High Near $24,000
Bitcoin Triples In Value To Record High Near $24,000
December 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin reached an all-time high, surging 12 percent to $23,421, more than triple its value since the start of 2020, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec....

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