digital currencies

India launches pilot digital currency project
South Asia

India launches pilot digital currency project

India's central bank hopes a digital rupee will facilitate cheaper and easier financial transactions, as well as protect people from the volatility of private cryptocurrencies

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Banking

Refrain from dealing in virtual assets, currencies: BB

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits - cbank chiefs

A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin and small toy figures are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Phot
Global Economy

UK think tank calls for global digital currency rules

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

Asian wealth managers seen wary of digital assets despite soaring demand

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Global Economy

Cryptoverse: Will you grow old with bitcoin?

Representation of the virtual currency Bitcoin is seen on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

Bitcoin back over $50,000, as market calms after weekend turmoil

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration. Photo: Reuters 
Panorama

Central Bank Digital Currencies: A step towards cashless society or a tool for authoritarian regimes?

A representation of virtual currency Ethereum are seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Global Economy

Ethereum extends gains to fresh record above $3,400

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
Global Economy

Tesla's Musk has new title, 'Technoking', unveils NFT-themed song

Cryptocurrency. Photo: NDTV
Global Economy

India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners, traders: source

Former UK Treasury Minister Jim O’Neill. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

The bitcoin lottery

Photographer: Yan Cong/Bloomberg
Global Economy

China’s plan for digital yuan imperils bitcoin’s biggest markets