Digital Currency
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Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment
Tesla announced in an SEC filing Monday that it has bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin.The company also said it…
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China plans to hand out $1.5 million in a digital currency test during the Lunar New Year
China’s capital city will hand out about $1.5 million in a limited trial of the central bank’s digital currency, the…
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India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for…
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Europeans show great interest in digital euro: ECB
Privacy of payments ranked highest among requested features of potential digital euro, survey reveals Europeans have shown great interest in…
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Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor
Turkey will begin piloting a previously undisclosed digital currency in the second half of 2021, the country’s chief central banker…
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Pandemic hastening shift to digital currency: ECB chief
Christine Lagarde says COVID-19 accelerates trend towards digitalization, with surge in online, contactless payments The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the…
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Facebook’s Libra to reportedly launch in January 2021 as USD stablecoin
Libra will initially be pegged to just one fiat currency. The long-awaited digital currency Libra could finally see the light…
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EU will decide on digital euro in January 2021: ECB president
“At that point in time we will make the decision as to whether or not we go forward with the…
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Why Japan, China, and Canada Are Racing to Build a Digital Currency
There’s been a space race between states over who can build a CBDC first. But why? We explore more in…
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Alibaba Founder Jack Ma: “Digital Currencies” Are the Future
Jack Ma blasted global regulation and said that “digital currency could create value” during a speech yesterday. Billionaire Alibaba founder…
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