Currency
Central bank digital currency: blockchain could upend banking
Blockchain
January 3, 2023
Central bank digital currency: blockchain could upend banking
Banking remains remarkably stuck in old ways. The model has hardly changed for decades. Banks fund themselves partly with deposits…
Swiss National Bank Says It Has No Plans to Add Bitcoin As A Reserve Currency
Bitcoin
April 29, 2022
Swiss National Bank Says It Has No Plans to Add Bitcoin As A Reserve Currency
Despite the growing macroeconomic uncertainty, Bitcoin (BTC) still doesn’t have enough acceptance as the world’s reserve currency. The Swiss National…
Robinhood CEO Proposes How Dogecoin Could Become Internet’s Currency
Dogecoin
April 24, 2022
Robinhood CEO Proposes How Dogecoin Could Become Internet’s Currency
Vladimir Tenev, CEO of hugely popular retail-focused commission-free stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood, recently outlined how Dogecoin ($DOGE) could become…
Dogecoin Rallies As Robinhood CEO Calls It ‘Currency of the Internet’
Dogecoin
April 16, 2022
Dogecoin Rallies As Robinhood CEO Calls It ‘Currency of the Internet’
But according to the CEO of Robinhood, Vladimir Tenev, Dogecoin has what it takes to become the ‘Currency of the…
Ukrainians Rush to Trade Crypto Due to Currency Controls
Bitcoin
March 4, 2022
Ukrainians Rush to Trade Crypto Due to Currency Controls
Quick take: Crypto trade volume on the Ukrainian crypto exchange of Kuna spiked by 220% on February 24th The increment…
‘All Except RBI Currency Are Assets’ Indian Finance Minister Clarifies On 30% Tax
Bitcoin
February 2, 2022
‘All Except RBI Currency Are Assets’ Indian Finance Minister Clarifies On 30% Tax
The Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was unequivocal when she declared that “I don’t wait until regulations come in place…
Vitalik Buterin holds Twitter poll on which currency should succeed Ethereum
Ethereum
January 17, 2022
Vitalik Buterin holds Twitter poll on which currency should succeed Ethereum
In an unexpected Twitter poll, Vitalik Buterin asked the ETH community which currency they want to dominate in 2035 if…
Bitcoin Will Remain ‘Digital Gold’, But Not A Transactional Currency – Mike Novogratz
Bitcoin
December 29, 2021
Bitcoin Will Remain ‘Digital Gold’, But Not A Transactional Currency – Mike Novogratz
Bitcoin was created as a competitor to the US currency. Many crypto enthusiasts consider it to be the next gold.…
HSBC and Wells Fargo to settle currency trades with blockchain
Blockchain
December 19, 2021
HSBC and Wells Fargo to settle currency trades with blockchain
HSBC and Wells Fargo are cutting out a key part of the currency market’s infrastructure from some trades after the…
Elon Musk, the TIME’s Person of the Year, Still Prefers Dogecoin Over Bitcoin As Transactional Currency
Bitcoin
December 18, 2021
Elon Musk, the TIME’s Person of the Year, Still Prefers Dogecoin Over Bitcoin As Transactional Currency
The world’s richest man Elon Musk has been named as the TIME’s Person of the year 2021 on Monday, December…