digital currencies

Why Bitcoin and Trump Are Once Again Crypto’s Biggest Story
Why Bitcoin and Trump Are Once Again Crypto’s Biggest Story
July 26, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s day two of Nashville’s Bitcoin Conference, but many attendees are waiting for day three. The reason? Saturday (July 27), at 2 p.m., is when...

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Mastercard and Nuvei Team to Provide Digital Asset Offramp
Mastercard and Nuvei Team to Provide Digital Asset Offramp
July 11, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and Canadian FinTech Nuvei have teamed to help consumers turn digital assets into fiat currency. The collaboration, announced Thursday (July 11), is open to...

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Switzerland Central Bank Willing to Expand CBDC Project
Switzerland Central Bank Willing to Expand CBDC Project
July 03, 2024  |  CBDC

The Swiss National Bank is reportedly amenable to expanding its digital currency project. “We would like to see a pilot which develops, with more banks...

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What Can Shoppers Buy With Crypto? eCommerce Could Have the Answer
What Can Shoppers Buy With Crypto? eCommerce Could Have the Answer
June 19, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

As has played out over and over across the payments landscape, end-users ultimately want simplicity. After all, no payment innovation can scale if it isn’t...

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This Week in Web3: Growing Crypto Acceptance and Cross-Border Payments
This Week in Web3: Growing Crypto Acceptance and Cross-Border Payments
June 12, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The state of crypto, just like the crypto market, remains promising – if volatile – in 2024. While many observers may have believed that the...

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CBDC Scrutiny Underscores Role of Compliance in Scaling Digital Innovations
CBDC Scrutiny Underscores Role of Compliance in Scaling Digital Innovations
May 29, 2024  |  CBDC

The technology for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) already exists. And as dozens of countries around the world have proven, in less time than it...

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This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
This Week in Web3: Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability
May 08, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange...

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ECB Official: Central Banks Must ‘Speed Up’ CBDC Adoption
ECB Official: Central Banks Must ‘Speed Up’ CBDC Adoption
May 06, 2024  |  CBDC

Bundesbank’s president said central banks must speed the adoption of digital currency to remain viable. “If you would have asked me 20 years ago if...

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Fed’s Jerome Powell Says ‘Nowhere Near’ Moving Forward With CBDC
Fed’s Jerome Powell Says ‘Nowhere Near’ Moving Forward With CBDC
March 07, 2024  |  CBDC

In testimony before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the idea of the United States adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is far from being...

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