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Arab Monetary Fund Names RippleNet As Potential Alternative to Central Bank Digital Currencies

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), a sub-organization of the Arab League, has named global payments network RippleNet as a possible…

March 20, 2022

Argentina on the Edge: Central Bank Cracks Down on Bitcoin and US Dollar As US Expects $57 Billion IMF Agreement to Be Upheld

Argentina is in a tight squeeze. The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic is reportedly restricting individual purchases of Bitcoin…

November 1, 2019

Crypto Works Best As ‘Large-Scale Retail Payment System’: Report

A new report on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency has been published by the Bank of Canada, the country's central bank. Entitled…

September 29, 2019

Bullish or Bad for Bitcoin? Venezuela Reportedly Testing Crypto Stash Full of BTC and Ethereum

US President Donald Trump forbid US citizens from purchasing Venezuela's government-backed digital currency, the Petro, when it launched last year.…

September 27, 2019

Bank of England Governor Says Digital Currency Could Snap US Dollar Dominance

Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, is pushing back against the US dollar and its role in the…

August 23, 2019

The Federal Reserves Plans New Interbank 24/7 Payments Platform

The Federal Reserve Board is developing a new real-time payment and settlement service. The platform, called the FedNow Service, is…

August 6, 2019