A Japanese yen-backed digital currency, the DCJPY, is set to launch in July 2024, according to a white paper published by blockchain and financial technology firm DeCurret Holdings, published on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on disruptive trends in technology and cloud computing. With Bitcoin passing $1000 this morning (it has since dropped), ...

A U.S. digital currency could be on the horizon. The Biden administration is putting its support behind the research and development of a “U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency,” or CBDC. The move is ...

A Texas Senate committee considered a proposal Monday that could give Texans the ability to purchase everyday goods with a new digital currency backed by Texas gold. Senate Bill 2334 proposes to: ...

Fiat currency is backed by government resources, not physical assets like gold. Fiat allows flexible money supply management, aiding economic stability. Political instability and mismanagement can ...

Due to significant geopolitical uncertainty, this could be a very opportune time to trade currencies. However, as the promise of forex trading grows, so, too, does the volume of scams designed to ...

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CARACAS, Venezuela — A new currency with six fewer zeros debuted Friday in Venezuela, whose currency has been made nearly worthless by years of the world’s worst inflation. But the new bills were ...

Investors have valid reasons to be concerned about wild swings in the global currency market over the past few days, according to one market veteran. Since late 2022, Stephen Jen, chief executive and ...

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