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Accelerating Financial Inclusion with National Digital Currencies

Central banks from England to China have floated the notion of issuing their own national digital currencies. The banks may issue digital currency units alongside notes and coins and adjust the mix over time. If...

Bitcoin Momentum Grows in Emerging Markets

Bitcoin is gradually making progress as a medium of exchange in developing countries. While it can be volatile as an investment asset, it has real utility as an instrument for payment and money transfer, especially...

Bitcoin: Bubble? Maybe. The Wave of the Future? Definitely.

Bitcoin. The world’s newest and hottest virtual currency. It has become the story du jour for a financial media hungry for stories, and its sudden surge in recent weeks, going from a price of less...