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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EMEA Daily: UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment; Swedish Telehealth Company Kry Raises $160M
EMEA Daily: UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment; Swedish Telehealth...
July 21, 2022  |  Europe

In today’s top news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Swedish HealthTech company Kry has raised over $160 million in a funding round....

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UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment 
UK’s Financial Services Bill Will Make Stablecoins a Form of Payment 
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins may soon be part of the monetary system in the U.K. if the new Financial Services and Markets Bill is approved in Parliament.  The...

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Stablecoins, CBDCs Face Big Hurdles Before Knocking Out Fiat
Stablecoins, CBDCs Face Big Hurdles Before Knocking Out Fiat
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Could stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) ever replace fiat? Obi Emetarom, co-founder and CEO of pan-African payment infrastructure company AppZone, thinks they can....

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Today in Crypto: Binance.US Starts Affiliate Program; S. Korea Probes Crypto-Linked FX Transactions
Today in Crypto: Binance.US Starts Affiliate Program; S. Korea Probes Crypto-Linked FX Transactions
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance.US is touting the rollout of its affiliate marketing program, citing the fact that rival Coinbase has closed its own because of the bear market...

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US House Panel Aims to Move Stablecoin Bill by Next Week
US House Panel Aims to Move Stablecoin Bill by Next Week
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A U.S. House committee could pass down proposed rules regulating stablecoins as soon as next week, including regulations on whether commercial companies could issue the...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Congress Could Challenge Control SEC Seeks With Ripple Suit
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Congress Could Challenge Control SEC Seeks With Ripple Suit
July 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

All in all, this wasn’t a very good week for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler’s fight to win regulatory control over cryptocurrencies. As...

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Turns Out Love (and Other NFTs) Can Give Thrills, Pay Bills Too
Turns Out Love (and Other NFTs) Can Give Thrills, Pay Bills Too
July 20, 2022  |  NFTs

Play-to-earn blockchain games like Axie Infinity may be bleeding users, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pay your electric bill in Smooth Love Potions. A...

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Concerns Over Lost Fee Income Prompt Nigerian Lenders to Slow CBDC Adoption
Concerns Over Lost Fee Income Prompt Nigerian Lenders to Slow CBDC Adoption
July 19, 2022  |  CBDC

Nigerian lenders have been putting up roadblocks against using the country’s digital currency, concerned about loss of revenue from traditional banking services, Central Bank of...

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Treasury Department: Banks’ CBDC Fears Are Overblown
Treasury Department: Banks’ CBDC Fears Are Overblown
July 19, 2022  |  CBDC

Banks’ fears that a digital dollar would cost them depositors — and even make financial crises more severe — are overblown, according to a new...

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