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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Bitcoin Daily: Standard Chartered CEO: Widespread Digital Currencies ‘Inevitable’; Abra Expands To More Than 150 Countries

Bitcoin Daily: Standard Chartered CEO: Widespread Digital Currencies ‘Inevitable’; Abra Expands To More Than 150 Countries
Bitcoin Daily: Standard Chartered CEO: Widespread Digital Currencies ‘Inevitable’; Abra Expands To More Than 150...
December 07, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, said he sees the adoption of digital currencies on a widespread scale as inevitable, CNBC reported. Get the Full...

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom
Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom
December 07, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra (OK, now it’s been renamed to Diem) looms as 2021 dawns – maybe – and in a form diminished from its initial ambitions...

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Citigroup Chief: CBDCs Are ‘Inevitable’ In The Future Of Currency
Citigroup Chief: CBDCs Are ‘Inevitable’ In The Future Of Currency
December 06, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Citigroup will be helping governments around the world establish sovereign digital currencies, or central bank digital currencies (CBDC), CEO Michael Corbat says, according to a...

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eCommerce Site JD.com Now Takes Digital Yuan
eCommerce Site JD.com Now Takes Digital Yuan
December 06, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Some Chinese shoppers visiting an established online mall will be able to buy goods with the country’s first official digital currency under a new trial...

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Visa Teams With Circle On USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card
Visa Teams With Circle On USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card
December 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Visa is linking its 60 million-merchant-strong international payments network to the U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC), which Circle Internet Financial built, Forbes reported. Get the Full...

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From Libra to Diem: Facebook-Backed Crypto Project Changes Name
From Libra to Diem: Facebook-Backed Crypto Project Changes Name
December 01, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Goodbye Libra and hello Diem. Facebook’s cryptocurrency project on Tuesday (Dec. 1) unveiled a new name as it seeks to put some distance between itself...

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Libra Launch Signals Sparks Between Big Tech, Central Banks On Digital Currencies
Libra Launch Signals Sparks Between Big Tech, Central Banks On Digital Currencies
December 01, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

With apologies to T.S. Eliot: This is the way Libra launches — not with a bang, but a whimper. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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ECB President Warns Stablecoins Could ‘Threaten’ Monetary Sovereignty
ECB President Warns Stablecoins Could ‘Threaten’ Monetary Sovereignty
November 30, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde wrote in an editorial that she thinks stablecoins could pose a risk to “financial stability and monetary sovereignty.” Get...

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Facebook’s Libra To Make 2021 Debut As Single, Dollar-Backed Coin
Facebook’s Libra To Make 2021 Debut As Single, Dollar-Backed Coin
November 29, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook‘s digital currency, Libra, could launch by January, but in a “limited format,” according to officials, as reported by Financial Times (FT). Get the Full...

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