tokens

In numismatics, token coins or trade tokens are coin-like objects used instead of coins. The field of token coins is part of exonumia and token coins are token money. Tokens have a denomination either shown or implied by size, color or shape.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Visa: Tokens Bring $2 Billion ‘Uplift’ to Asia-Pacific Economy
Visa: Tokens Bring $2 Billion ‘Uplift’ to Asia-Pacific Economy
March 26, 2024  |  VISA

Visa said its token service has been a boon for the Asia-Pacific region’s digital economy. The region saw an “uplift” of more than $2 billion last...

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DLT’s Role in Traditional Finance May Scale With Tokenized Loans
DLT’s Role in Traditional Finance May Scale With Tokenized Loans
December 15, 2023  |  Blockchain

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has long been promised to upend traditional financial services. The common refrain has been that blockchain would do so by disintermediating...

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US Judge Rules Ripple’s Cryptocurrencies are Securities, But Only Sometimes
US Judge Rules Ripple’s Cryptocurrencies are Securities, But Only Sometimes
July 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

A U.S. District Judge ruled Thursday (July 13) that cryptocurrencies sold to institutional investors by Ripple are securities under federal regulations. “Institutional buyers would have understood that...

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FIs, FinTechs Leverage Blockchain To Power X-Border Payments In EU, Middle East
FIs, FinTechs Leverage Blockchain To Power X-Border Payments In EU, Middle East
October 19, 2022  |  Blockchain

In discussions of blockchain technology and its effect on payments, the idea that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will replace fiat money abounds. While arguments for and...

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Visa: Tokens Now Outnumber Physical Cards
Visa: Tokens Now Outnumber Physical Cards
August 24, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Visa said Wednesday (Aug. 24) that it had issued more than 4 billion network tokens through its security technology Visa Token Service (VTS), more than...

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Revolut Adds New Crypto In Bid to Become Super App
Revolut Adds New Crypto In Bid to Become Super App
August 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

British FinTech Revolut has released 22 new cryptocurrencies available to its customers in the European Union and the UK. As AltFi reported Thursday (Aug. 4),...

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Coinbase’s SEC Petition Opens New Can of Crypto Regulation Worms
Coinbase’s SEC Petition Opens New Can of Crypto Regulation Worms
July 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The hardest thing to understand about Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s new petition asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to begin writing the rules to...

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BNP Paribas Becomes Latest Bank to Embrace Blockchain
BNP Paribas Becomes Latest Bank to Embrace Blockchain
May 23, 2022  |  Blockchain

French bank BNP Paribas has joined a U.S.-based blockchain-powered network overseen by JPMorgan to use digital tokens for short-term trading in fixed income markets, stepping...

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Crypto.com Offers Special NFT for Chinese New Year
Crypto.com Offers Special NFT for Chinese New Year
January 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com has debuted a new non-fungible token (NFT) for the Chinese Year of the Tiger, according to a report Sunday (Jan. 30). The NFT will...

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