fiat currencies
Visa to Work with Bitcoin Wallets to Enable BTC Conversion to Fiat
Visa CEO Alfred Kelly has reaffirmed the company's plans to work with BTC wallets to make them interoperable with Visa for conversion from BTC to fiat currencies.
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.
Binance CEO Highlights Disproportionate Narrative on Illicit Activities in Crypto versus Fiat Currencies
Dr. Andrzej Gwizdalski and Binance CEO Richard Teng's analysis reveals traditional fiat currencies are involved in more illicit activities ($3.2 trillion annually) than cryptocurrencies ($20 billion), prompting a rethinking of the narrative.
Former Canadian Prime Minister Sees Bitcoin As A Potential Future Reserve Currency
Stephen Harper, the former prime minister of Canada, has named Bitcoin as a possible reserve currency in the future.
Binance Now Accepts Fiat Payments Through Alipay and WeChat
In light of advancing the company's market outreach, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao confirmed on the 9th of October in a tweet that Binance now accepts Fiat payment through Alipay and WeChat.
Brazilian Banking Federation President Claims Crypto Cannot Replace Fiat Money
The President of Brazilian Banking Federation has argued that cryptocurrencies do not meet the basic criteria of real currencies.
Central Banks Race to Adopt Fiat-Backed Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency innovations are scrambling to get adoption across the world. However, there is also another race. Many nations are competing to become the first to adopt a central bank cryptocurrency. Let’s understand why central banks are scrambling to acquire fiat-backed cryptocurrencies.
Fiat Money
What is fiat money; the history of fiat money and its influence on monetary policy and the global economy.
South Korea Intensifies Blockchain in Banking but Rules Out Digital Fiat Currency
Wide application of blockchain technology is expected to affect people’s lives, business, education, governance, and other sectors. That is the reason, many countries explore and even deploy the huge potential of this technology. But the latest trend of the technology seems to have taken a new twist in South Korea. Now let’s find out why South Korea continues adopting blockchain in banking but rejects rolling out digital fiat currency.
Simplex Redefines the Fiat-to-Crypto/Crypto-to-Fiat Experience With the Launch of the Simplex Banking Solution
Simplex Banking works alongside Simplex’s unparalleled partner network to overcome key barriers to greater crypto adoption by providing a global solution of crypto- friendly banking, offering local payment methods for a truly global reach.
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.
Bank for International Settlements Reveals Findings on Central Bank Digital Currencies
The Bank for International Settlements released its analysis report in which it evaluated central bank digital currencies globally.
Bank of International Settlement Revealed Positive Outlook on Central Bank Digital Currencies
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a coalition of 62 central banks, has weighed in on the trending topic of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The global central bank noted a positive interest by central banks to develop their state-backed digital currencies.
Digital Currencies and Tokenization Might be a Dominant Factor in the Future, says DBS CEO
Piyush Gupta, the CEO of Singaporean multinational banking corporation DBS, believes that the digital currencies and tokenization of assets is now a reality, which might be a dominant factor in the future.