Nigeria’s central bank said it’s move to replace high-value currency notes will help prevent hoarding and stymie illegal activity and kidnappings in Africa’s largest economy. The country’s banking regulator plans to issue redesigned 200-, 500- and 1,000-naira notes from mid-December, Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said at a briefing in Abuja, the capital, on Wednesday. … Read more
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The world’s reserve currency may be about to go digital, potentially transforming the way Americans move and use their money. On Wednesday, the White House directed federal agencies from the Treasury to the Commerce Department to research a number of crypto-related topics, including the pros and cons of a digital dollar. For consumers, the move … Read more
CNN Business — As technology continues to revolutionize the way people live, work and spend, central banks around the globe have kicked off efforts to reinvent their local currencies for the digital era. Now, the United States is the latest to signal “urgency” in researching a potential digital version of its dollar via a Central … Read more
The U.S. will likely move forward with its own digital currency, with issuance occurring between 2025 and 2030, according to Bank of America Corp. U.S. government-backed coins, also known as central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, “are an inevitable evolution of today’s electronic currencies,” strategists Alkesh Shah and Andrew Moss, wrote in a report Monday. … Read more
Elon Musk, no stranger to controversy, raised eyebrows when he said that his company bought $1.5 billion of Bitcoin. Shortly afterward, he confirmed that people can buy Tesla cars with Bitcoin. A payment system to make exchanges like this possible is springing up. Between credit card companies, banks, and hybrids like PayPal , room is … Read more