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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This Week in Stablecoins: Replacing Financial Plumbing, Not Dollars

This Week in Stablecoins: Replacing Financial Plumbing, Not Dollars
This Week in Stablecoins: Replacing Financial Plumbing, Not Dollars
August 08, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins would rather that the traditional financial sector forgot about the last decade of crypto. While the industry’s Wild West growth pains during its first...

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SEC Guidance Marks Turning Point For Everyday Stablecoin Usage
SEC Guidance Marks Turning Point For Everyday Stablecoin Usage
August 05, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

All the innovation in the world may ultimately prove useless if it can’t scale. For digital asset like stablecoins, regulatory clarity is key to scalability....

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Bank of England Could Mothball Digital Pound Project
Bank of England Could Mothball Digital Pound Project
July 22, 2025  |  CBDC

The Bank of England is considering pausing its plans to create a digital currency. That’s according to a report Tuesday (July 22) from Bloomberg News, which calls this...

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South Korea Pauses CBDC Efforts Amid Rising Stablecoin Excitement
South Korea Pauses CBDC Efforts Amid Rising Stablecoin Excitement
June 30, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The Bank of Korea is reportedly suspending its digital currency program amid increased stablecoin enthusiasm. The central bank (BOK) has paused preparations for the next phase of...

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Altcoins Threaten to ‘Wither Away’ Amid Bitcoin’s Ascendency
Altcoins Threaten to ‘Wither Away’ Amid Bitcoin’s Ascendency
June 30, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

So far, this has been a great year for cryptocurrency. Or at least one form of cryptocurrency. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (June 30), while bitcoin has...

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Rain and Toku Join Forces on Stablecoin Payroll
Rain and Toku Join Forces on Stablecoin Payroll
June 26, 2025  |  Payroll

Card-issuing and payments platform Rain launched a stablecoin-focused collaboration with payroll firm Toku. The partnership will see the companies “launch the first real-time, compliant stablecoin...

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Stablecoins ‘Perform Poorly’ as Money and Could Face Uphill Payments Battle
Stablecoins ‘Perform Poorly’ as Money and Could Face Uphill Payments Battle
June 26, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

When Mastercard announced Monday (June 23) that it is partnering with Paxos to advance the Global Dollar Network, the move added more weight to stablecoin...

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Citi UK CEO: Regulators Should Not Force Crypto Into Shadow Banking Sector
Citi UK CEO: Regulators Should Not Force Crypto Into Shadow Banking Sector
June 26, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Citi UK CEO Tiina Lee reportedly said Thursday (June 26) that regulators should not place restrictions on banks’ cryptocurrency holdings that are so “prohibitive” that...

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