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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Former Fed Chair: Central Banks Have No Reason To Issue Digital Currencies
Former Fed Chair: Central Banks Have No Reason To Issue Digital Currencies
November 12, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday (Nov. 12) that central banks have no reason to issue digital currency. Get the Full Story...

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China Making Privacy Allowances As It Plans Digital Currency Launch
China Making Privacy Allowances As It Plans Digital Currency Launch
November 12, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

China is planning to launch a digital currency in early 2020 that will make allowances for privacy, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday...

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Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
November 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Trading platform eToro has acquired crypto portfolio management app Delta in a deal reportedly worth $5 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Mining The Meaning Of China’s Bitcoin Mining Backtrack
Mining The Meaning Of China’s Bitcoin Mining Backtrack
November 06, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Mining — on again, off again, back on again in China. That is not the mining of which one might think — not the stuff...

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SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency
SPEZA To Accept China’s New Sovereign Digital Currency
November 03, 2019  |  Digital Payments

FinTech company SPEZA announced that it will be able to accept China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), the world’s first sovereign digital currency. Get the...

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Bitcoin Escalates On China’s Blockchain Endorsement
Bitcoin Escalates On China’s Blockchain Endorsement
October 29, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Chinese state media advised people to stay levelheaded following a price escalation of bitcoin and blockchain stocks triggered by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s support,...

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New Law Brings China Closer To Developing Digital Currency
New Law Brings China Closer To Developing Digital Currency
October 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s congress has passed a cryptography law to promote crypto development and ensure sound cybersecurity, according to a report from Xinhuanet, China’s news agency, on...

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SAP, R3 Back Blockchain For Real-Time Gross Settlement
SAP, R3 Back Blockchain For Real-Time Gross Settlement
October 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Enterprise software firm SAP is teaming up with professional services firm Accenture and blockchain company R3 to develop a distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution that...

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What’s Next In Libra’s Serial Cliffhanger?
What’s Next In Libra’s Serial Cliffhanger?
October 21, 2019  |  Facebook

Fresh off a wave of defections, the Libra Association has claimed an initial 21 members. That’s a start. But the crypto initiative is still missing key...

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