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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Australian Financial Planners Group Backs ‘Crypto Rule Book’

Australian Financial Planners Group Backs ‘Crypto Rule Book’
Australian Financial Planners Group Backs ‘Crypto Rule Book’
July 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Financial Planning Association of Australia has said there’s a need to regulate cryptocurrency as well as add a “crypto rule book,” a report says....

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Today in Crypto: Ethereum Switch to Proof-of-Stake Tentatively Set for Sept. 19; Celsius Clients May Wait Years for Money
Today in Crypto: Ethereum Switch to Proof-of-Stake Tentatively Set for Sept. 19; Celsius Clients May...
July 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto hedge fund DeFiance Capital has reportedly been “materially affected” and prejudiced as rival fund Three Arrows Capital was liquidated, DeFiance posted on Twitter Friday...

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Crypto Crash Puts Spotlight on SEC’s Gensler
Crypto Crash Puts Spotlight on SEC’s Gensler
July 17, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has said the Securities and Exchange Commission should act on the turmoil in the crypto world, with crypto platforms going bankrupt...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Budget 17 Times Higher Than Environment Budget
El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin Budget 17 Times Higher Than Environment Budget
July 15, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Ten days after Hurricane Bonnie ripped across El Salvador, causing flooding, damaging homes and cars, and killing at least one person, an economist took the...

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ECB’s Lagarde Says Embrace Digital Euro, Ditch Cryptocurrencies
ECB’s Lagarde Says Embrace Digital Euro, Ditch Cryptocurrencies
July 15, 2022  |  CBDC

The European Central Bank (ECB), like the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and other central banks, is working on different projects to develop a...

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Market Crash Tests Crypto’s Survival of the Fittest
Market Crash Tests Crypto’s Survival of the Fittest
July 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When TerraUSD or UST, an algorithmic stablecoin that was supposed to be pegged to the dollar, collapsed in May, it sent shockwaves across the crypto...

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Brazilian Bank Itaú to Debut Asset Tokenization Platform, Crypto Custody Services
Brazilian Bank Itaú to Debut Asset Tokenization Platform, Crypto Custody Services
July 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The largest private bank in Brazil, Itaú Unibanco, has announced plans to roll out a new asset tokenization platform, which will turn regular finance products...

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NFTs Are Now a Legal Way to Serve Documents in UK Courts 
NFTs Are Now a Legal Way to Serve Documents in UK Courts 
July 14, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

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