Will digital currencies become the norm as the world moves towards a cashless society?
More than 90% of the world's central banks are looking at introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), to complement existing banknotes.
More than 90% of the world's central banks are looking at introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), to complement existing banknotes.
Economics & Business
Jul 2, 2024
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While cash is issued in the form of physical paper and coins, central bank digital currency (CBDC) involves recording transaction information in a digital ledger kept by the central bank. A study published in Economic Inquiry ...
Economics & Business
May 18, 2022
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We are used to thinking of money as notes and coins, the kind most of us hold in our wallets. But most money—in Australia it's 96.3%—is digital, held by financial institutions and moved around via bank transfers, debit ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2022
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After monster Hurricane Irma annihilated the farm sector of Barbuda in 2017, growers got smart: among other changes, they moved their crops to higher ground.
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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President Donald Trump on Thursday night warned Facebook Inc. over its plan to create a digital currency, the Libra.
Business
Jul 12, 2019
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Police in eastern China have busted a ring of illicit bitcoin miners who stole nearly $3 million worth of electricity to generate the digital currency, prompting a local power company to tip off investigators, authorities ...
Business
Jul 12, 2019
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Europeans and Americans have their Visa and Mastercards. For everyone else, here comes ... Libra?
Business
Jun 28, 2019
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Switzerland's market watchdog confirmed Thursday that it is contact with the "initiators" of Facebook's new cryptocurrency, as questions mount over how the money will be regulated.
Internet
Jun 20, 2019
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Cryptocurrencies live in a volatile, roller-coaster world, which Facebook is seeking to change with its new Libra digital money.
Business
Jun 18, 2019
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France is pushing blockchain technology as a means of preventing finance giants enjoying a monopoly on transactions, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Monday.
Internet
Apr 15, 2019
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