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Visa Applies for Blockchain-Based Digital Currency Patent to Potentially Remove Physical Currency
Visa has filed a patent application to create a blockchain-based digital currency on a centralized computer, according to a publication by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent was originally filed in November 2019, and was described as “Digital Fiat Currency.” The US dollar was mentioned as one of the fiat currencies to be used potentially, although the patent could also apply to other central bank digital currencies including the pound, yen, and the euro.
Binance Adds Its Sixth Fiat-To-Crypto: The Turkish Lira
The Turkish fiat currency has been listed to trade against bitcoin, ethereum and XRP on the Binance web platform.
Facebook Considers Fiat-pegged Stablecoins for Libra
Despite facing constant criticism, Libra continues to stead on, with consideration of using Fiat – Pegged Stable coins for the project to replace its initial proposal of having a synthetic unit.
Goldman Sachs Continues Expanding Digital Assets Team, Now Looking For New VP
Goldman Sachs is looking for a new Vice President for its Digital Assets team to helps define and execute the investment firm’s global blockchain strategy.
How Banking Difficulties Drive Crypto Adoption in Latin America
Many businesses and individuals in Latin American countries are using cryptocurrency to buy retail goods while seeking to avoid unstable fiat markets.
Democratization of Digital Technologies: Crypto ATMs
Greater accessibility for everyday people to digital technology is the key to breaking the concentrated asset control of states and governments. To ensure a long and prosperous evolutionary life for blockchain technologies, a good diffusion signal can definitely be the increasingly growing installation, around the world, of Crypto ATMs. What they are and how they work?
ECB President Lagarde: Digital Euro CBDC Will Complement Not Substitute Cash
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), said that a CBDC or digital euro would most likely work in tandem with fiat currency, not replace it.
StanChart CEO Bill Winters: Mass Adoption of Digital Currencies is "Absolutely Inevitable"
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters delved into the issue of digital currencies and said that he believes their widespread creation and rollout was absolutely inevitable.
Facebook’s Libra Could Do to the Payment Sector What Elon Musk's SpaceX Did to the Space Industry, Binance Research Reveals
Libra has released its updated whitepaper, marking several significant changes towards providing individual stablecoins for major fiat currencies, including USD, EUR, GBP, and Libra Coin.
Facebook Calibra Digital Wallet Gets a New Name – Novi
Facebook has renamed its digital wallet, Calibra, as Novi. Calibra was the digital wallet that the social media giant has been building to access Libra digital currencies. In a blog post, the company explained that the new name was inspired by the Latin words “novus” and “via,” meaning “new” and “way.” The digital wallet company, a subsidiary under Facebook will now be named Novi Financial. As previously reported by Blockchain.News, Libra has abandoned its original plan of a widely accessible permissionless digital currency aimed to solve financial inclusion issues, due to ongoing regulatory backlash.
Switzerland’s Sygnum Crypto Bank Launches Swiss Franc-Backed Stablecoin to Facilitate Trading of Financial Assets
Sygnum, a Swiss-based crypto bank, has launched a fiat-based stable coin, DCHF token, tied to the Swiss Franc, in an effort to increase transaction efficiency by enabling faster payment when trading financial assets.
China Leads Pan-Asian Digital Currency Project to Compete with Facebook's Libra
Led by China, four Asian countries are in the early stages of developing a joint digital currency. The currency will help keep the Dollar and Libra in check