Global Currency

WisdomTree Chief Economist Jeremy Siegel Says Bitcoin Threatens Dollar Dominance

WisdomTree Chief Economist Jeremy Siegel Says Bitcoin Threatens Dollar Dominance
WisdomTree Chief Economist Jeremy Siegel Says Bitcoin Threatens Dollar Dominance
September 11, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Wharton Business School professor and WisdomTree chief economist Jeremy Siegel said bitcoin could challenge the U.S. dollar as the world’s main reserve currency. Get the...

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Libra’s Stumbles, Coronavirus Gains Show Pitfalls of A ‘Global’ Currency
Libra’s Stumbles, Coronavirus Gains Show Pitfalls of A ‘Global’ Currency
March 04, 2020  |  Facebook

Global events — which include the coronavirus, now stretching across more than 60 countries – make one’s mind cast toward what else might be on...

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IMF Chief Economist: Crypto Won’t Supersede The Dollar
IMF Chief Economist: Crypto Won’t Supersede The Dollar
January 08, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Chief Economist Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it’s unlikely that digital currency — or a “synthetic hegemonic currency,” which is a...

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What The Launch Of Facebook’s Libra Means For Payments
What The Launch Of Facebook’s Libra Means For Payments
June 18, 2019  |  Facebook

The endless speculation over Facebook’s plans to build a new set of global payments rails and launch a global cryptocurrency comes to an end today...

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In Turkey (And Elsewhere) Devaluation Spurs Value Hunt Among Luxury Goods
In Turkey (And Elsewhere) Devaluation Spurs Value Hunt Among Luxury Goods
August 13, 2018  |  International

The vagaries of currency take on all sorts of meaning to consumers, borrowers and lenders large and small, individual and corporate. Get the Full Story...

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Vietnam Puts The Brakes On Cryptocurrency Use, Including Bitcoin
Vietnam Puts The Brakes On Cryptocurrency Use, Including Bitcoin
October 31, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The use of Bitcoin as a form of payment has been banned in Vietnam, ZDNet reports. The country’s state bank ruled that all cryptocurrency, not...

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