Amazon Preparing to Launch a ‘Digital Currency’ Project in Mexico
Amazon’s grip on the internet economy appears to be coming for currency next, with the e-commerce giant preparing to launch a “digital currency” project in…
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The Bahamas Reveal Details, October Date of Landmark Central Bank Digital Currency Debut
The Bahamas confirmed it will cross the central bank digital currency (CBDC) finish line next month. “The intended outcome of Project Sand Dollar is that…
Brazil’s Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022
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Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation
Know your enemy. Epidemiologists and drugmakers are now living out that maxim as they frantically study the pathology of a virus President Trump calls the…
While Some Hoard Dollar Bills, Others Envision Germy Cash’s Quick Demise
Is a cash-based society sustainable in the age of coronavirus? Hoarders say yes, health experts say maybe and the visionaries say no: COVID-19 is the…
The Pandemic Gives Digital Currencies Another Chance to Shine
Marcelo M. Prates is a lawyer at the Central Bank of Brazil and holds a doctorate from Duke University School of Law. The views expressed…
Japan Doesn’t Need a Digital Yen, Asserts BOJ Official
Advanced economies such as Japan’s don’t need a digital currency, the deputy governor at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) asserted during a recent meeting. Speaking…