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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Study of Digital Dollar Beneficial Even if CBDCs Never Happen: Cleveland Fed Head

Study of Digital Dollar Beneficial Even if CBDCs Never Happen: Cleveland Fed Head
Study of Digital Dollar Beneficial Even if CBDCs Never Happen: Cleveland Fed Head
October 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said that even if the U.S. does not issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Fed’s study of...

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OpenSea CFO Brian Roberts Takes Advisory Role
OpenSea CFO Brian Roberts Takes Advisory Role
October 10, 2022  |  Personnel

After 11 months as the chief financial officer of non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea, Brian Roberts said he is sailing to new waters. Get the...

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SWIFT Claims Cross-Border CBDC Success; ECB Wants Settlement Control
SWIFT Claims Cross-Border CBDC Success; ECB Wants Settlement Control
October 06, 2022  |  CBDC

Financial messaging system SWIFT said that it has solved one of the thorniest problems central bank digital currency (CBDC) developers have been wrestling with: How...

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Final Draft of EU Crypto Law Caps Stablecoin Transactions
Final Draft of EU Crypto Law Caps Stablecoin Transactions
October 06, 2022  |  Regulation

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Today in Crypto: Terraform CEO Do Kwon Denies Prosecutors’ Seizure of Crypto Assets
Today in Crypto: Terraform CEO Do Kwon Denies Prosecutors’ Seizure of Crypto Assets
October 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform, has denied reports that 56.2 billion won (roughly $39.6 million) of his crypto assets have been frozen by South Korean...

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Hopes for Crypto Regulations Fade as Midterm Elections Approach
Hopes for Crypto Regulations Fade as Midterm Elections Approach
October 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate will pass a crypto regulation bill before the elections next month. That’s a pretty safe prediction, given...

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Has SWIFT Beaten Crypto to Punch on Cross-Border Payments Interoperability?
Has SWIFT Beaten Crypto to Punch on Cross-Border Payments Interoperability?
October 05, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

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Chainalysis: MENA Is World’s Fastest-Growing Crypto Market
Chainalysis: MENA Is World’s Fastest-Growing Crypto Market
October 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the fastest-growing cryptocurrency market on the planet, a report by blockchain researcher Chainalysis has found. Get...

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Programmable Money’s Private Problem
Programmable Money’s Private Problem
September 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Programmable money has become one of the latest buzzwords as people talk about the rise of cryptocurrencies that are actually used for payments — like...

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