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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Enthusiasts Need to Recognize Crypto Realities, Payments Exec Advises

Enthusiasts Need to Recognize Crypto Realities, Payments Exec Advises
Enthusiasts Need to Recognize Crypto Realities, Payments Exec Advises
May 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Society is ready to adopt a more efficient form of payments, according to Stoyan Kenderov, chief operating officer at Plastiq, a payments, automation and cash...

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90% of Central Banks Working on CBDCs, BIS Reports
90% of Central Banks Working on CBDCs, BIS Reports
May 06, 2022  |  CBDC

Ninety percent of the central banks surveyed by the Bank for International Settlements are exploring the creation a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Get the...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Securing IoT; Stablecoin Regs; Hack Me Please; BNPL Gets Physical; ICYMI
May 06, 2022  |  Safety and Security

It’s Friday, May 6 and hard to believe that it was only 24 years ago that Steve Jobs introduced the first iMac. Today, the internet...

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Senator Toomey Sounds Alarm for Stablecoin Regulation
Senator Toomey Sounds Alarm for Stablecoin Regulation
May 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulation is needed immediately for the $180 billion stablecoin market or “bad things will happen” to people’s investments, Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) said in an...

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Today in Crypto: Sequoia, Binance Among Investors Helping Musk Buy Twitter; FinTech Bitlocus to Launch Crypto-friendly Visa Debit Card; Argentina’s Central Bank Nixes Crypto Offerings
Today in Crypto: Sequoia, Binance Among Investors Helping Musk Buy Twitter; FinTech Bitlocus to Launch...
May 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance has committed $500 million, alongside another $800 million from Sequoia Capital, to help fund the $44 billion takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, CoinDesk...

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EMTECH, HaitiPay Demo CBDC Proof of Concept for Haitian Market
EMTECH, HaitiPay Demo CBDC Proof of Concept for Haitian Market
May 05, 2022  |  CBDC

EMTECH, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure provider, has collaborated with HaitiPay to demo its first CBDC and FinTech proof of concept. Get the...

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More Consumers Buying Crypto and Want More Ways to Spend It
More Consumers Buying Crypto and Want More Ways to Spend It
May 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If you want insight into how the cryptocurrency business as a whole is doing these days, look at how people are using it. Get the...

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EU Commissioner Urges Global Collaboration for Crypto Regulation 
EU Commissioner Urges Global Collaboration for Crypto Regulation 
May 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Mairead McGuiness, European commissioner for financial services, financial stability and capital markets union, called on regulators to adopt a global approach to regulate cryptocurrencies and...

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Today in Crypto: Crypto.com’s CRO Token Drops 11% After Company Cuts Rewards; ApeCoin Drops After Virtual Land Sale
Today in Crypto: Crypto.com’s CRO Token Drops 11% After Company Cuts Rewards; ApeCoin Drops After...
May 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com’s CRO Visa Cards will be undergoing some changes soon, with a reduction in rewards, a new rewards cap and the phasing out of some...

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