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China has long been touting the idea of its own national digital currency, and now it looks like the token is being tested through American businesses.China Is Unveiling Its New Digital YuanAmong the ventures that have agreed to participate include Seattle-based coffee king Starbucks, as well as fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Subway. Starbucks is interesting in that the company has long been a heavy advocate of crypto. It was one of the first enterprises to join hands with Bakkt,...

It’s been reported by some analysts that bitcoin demand is likely to go up in the coming weeks due to the current economic and market conditions, though some sources claim the opposite, and believe there will be a stronger desire for traditional financial services and institutions.Some Want Tradition Over BitcoinDuring the last few weeks, several traders sold off their bitcoin and crypto stashes along with their stocks, metals and other assets as a means of attaining cash. During times of...

Japanese lawmakers are pushing for the adoption of the new CBDC system and the development of the digital yen in the next three years in order to counter the failing fiat currency system.Led by the head of the Banking and Finance Systems Research Commission at the JLD party Kozo Yakamoto, Japanese lawmakers are pushing for the country to digitize their systems by adopting CBDC. According to Yakamoto, the country should be in the line of creating a Yen Central Bank Digital Currency in the next...

Ever since cryptos came into existence a decade ago, a lot has changed in the financial world. Many crypto proponents suggested a while back that digital currencies will soon take over the world. They said that cryptos will eventually render fiat currencies obsolete. However, new studies show that cash is unlikely to disappear ‘anytime soon.’Although there is declining use of cash as a payment method and the cryptos are surging, Deutsche Bank is convinced that money is here to stay. The...

The possibility of a digital dollar is one of the topics being discussed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Attendees at the forum are discussing the utility and advantages that a digital dollar could bring.Digital Dollar in Response to China’s Digital YuanOne of the reasons many people are calling for a digital dollar is the digital yuan. At the moment, and as far as national digital currencies are concerned, China is blazing the trail. Chinese authorities have noted...

China’s virtual currency – the digital yuan – is set to make its official debut, and many residents and potential users aren’t happy about the way it’s structured.The Digital Yuan Isn’t for SpeculationRecently, the country issued a new law that would allow for the creation of such a coin. China had commented in the past that the digital yuan is designed to assist the nation in competing with Libra, the new cryptocurrency project being set forth by the social media conglomerate Facebook.For...

This year of 2019 turned out to action-packed with respect to the cryptocurrency market and the global economy in general. Undergoing a massive crypto winter in 2018, the crypto market saw some recovery especially in Q2 2019. If we look at the year-to-date performance, the overall cryptocurrency market cap surged by 60%. Thanks to Bitcoin‘s performance giving 100% returns during the same period.Also, if we look at the traditional markets, they have performed beyond investors’ expectations....

Cryptocurrencies continue to make strong inroads in the global economy as even the global governments and banks have started experimenting with crypto assets. In its latest report dubbed Imagine 2030, Deutsche Bank analyst Jim Reid said that cryptocurrencies will dominate and replace fiat currencies over the next decade. With economic uncertainty brewing up all across the globe, Reid believes that government-backed fiat currencies won’t be sustainable. He said that there is a surge in demand...

As per the Financial Times report, members of the Libra Association will have a discussion today with 26 officials from global central banks as well as the Bank of England and the U.S. Federal Reserve. The discussions are likely to happen on the lines of Facebook‘s work on handling global regulations while maintaining absolute transparency and monetary security of Libra users.A European Central Bank’s (ECB) Executive Board member, Benoît Coeuré said that today’s meeting will be held in Basel,...