Bitcoin 2x Better at Withstanding COVID-19 than S&P 500 and Oil
Bitcoin has been caught up in the Coronavirus market crisis with the asset’s price dropping by almost half as the global economy comes to...
Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain Are a Rerun of The Dotcom Mania
A new Technology Quarterly report from The Economist published in the September edition examines blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Tim Cross, The Economist’s science correspondent, takes...
Dubai to Offer Digital Currency Payments
Citizens and residents of Dubai will be able to make digital currency payments for school fees, bills and retail purchases with a stable cryptocurrency...
ADGM Launches Crypto Asset Regulatory Framework
The new ADGM crypto framework instils proper governance, oversight and transparency over crypto asset activities
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in...
The Top Ten Cryptocurrencies
As this infographic on Top Ten Cryptocurrencies created by Statista shows, Bitcoin is by no means alone in the world of digital assets. It is...
What Are Cryptocurrencies?
A potential new form of money that offers benefits while posing risks
Hundreds of them have sprouted, with fanciful names like Primecoin, Dash, and Verge....
‘No Coffee for Bitcoin’ Starbucks Clarifies
Starbucks has clarified that it will not be accepting Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies as payment, despite misleading reports from mainstream media.
Earlier last Friday,...
Cryptocurrencies See Short Term Bubble; Long Term Staying Power
The valuations and varieties of crypto-assets now available have raised fears of an overheated market
However, with smart regulation and further innovation, crypto-assets...
Who Is Propping Up The Bitcoin Market?
In a research note published in December, Deutsche Bank Global Financial Strategist Masao Muraki outlined the typical profile of a potentially large constituency of...
NCR First in UAE to Introduce Bitcoin ATMs
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today announced that it has teamed-up with CoinHub, a cryptocurrency exchange in the UAE,...
Confirmed: Dollar Appreciation Hurts Emerging Markets
A strong dollar is not so good for emerging markets, according to new research co-authored by Valentina Bruno, an associate professor of finance at...
How Will China’s Bitcoin Ban Impact the Cryptocurrency Market?
Chinese regulators have always taken issue with cryptocurrency. In September, they decided to implement a comprehensive ban on financial platforms that allow people to...
Gold coins or faceless money (Part Two)
Just what do those bridges and windows on Euro banknotes mean...?
So in trying to match ancient Rome's monetary reach, the Euro is running pretty...
Keeping the British Pound
To keep or to ditch the British Pound has been an ongoing debate in the UK since the introduction of the Euro, over...
Angela Merkel insists that the euro will remain a strong
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has insisted that the euro will remain a strong and dependable currency.
She told Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton that Germany...
BNP’s Thio Says Euro’s Long-Term Outlook Still `Bleak’
Thio Chin Loo, a senior currency strategist at BNP Paribas SA, talks about the outlook for the euro after the European Union unveiled...
Markets Fear `Systematic’ Crisis in Euro Region
Thomas J. Lee, the chief U.S equity strategist at JPMorgan Chase & Co., talks with Bloombergs Margaret Brennan about the potential for Greek debt...
Varengold Adds 15 Currency Pairs
Varengold Bank FX, a brand of Varengold Wertpapierhandelsbank AG, now offers trading in the South African Rand, Hungarian Forint, Polish Zloty, Czech Koruna, Norwegian...