Dollar stems decline after heavy November selloff

Dollar stems decline after heavy November selloff

U.S. Dollar and Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The dollar regained some ground on Tuesday and hovered near a one-week high against major peers, while bitcoin extended its momentum on optimism that U.S. regulators could soon … Read more

Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time since May 2022 as momentum builds

Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time since May 2022 as momentum builds

Bitcoin and ether hit 2023 highs Rate cut and ETF optimism driving gains Signs of institutional buyers in November – market maker LONDON/SINGAPORE, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Bitcoin has broken above $40,000 for the first time since May 2022 as it rides a wave of momentum on broad enthusiasm about U.S. interest rate cuts and … Read more

Holiday thins trading after data nudges dollar higher

Holiday thins trading after data nudges dollar higher

A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Currency markets were lulled by holidays in Japan and the United States on Thursday, leaving the U.S. dollar revelling in its gains after … Read more

Crypto firm Tether says it has frozen $225 mln linked to human trafficking

Crypto firm Tether says it has frozen $225 mln linked to human trafficking

[1/2]Tether logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Crypto firm Tether said on Monday that it had frozen $225 million worth of its cryptocurrency which it said had been linked to a human trafficking group in Southeast Asia. The U.S. Secret … Read more

Don’t confuse customers over stablecoins, Bank of England warns lenders

Don’t confuse customers over stablecoins, Bank of England warns lenders

A pedestrian walks past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The Bank of England told lenders on Monday that they must avoid any risk that customers might confuse new forms of e-money like ‘stablecoins’ with standard deposits … Read more

Dollar steady but remains vulnerable after Fed steer

Dollar steady but remains vulnerable after Fed steer

Woman holds U.S. dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Major global currencies were steady early on Monday but seemed poised to extend last week’s uptrend as the dollar nursed its losses after the Federal Reserve dialled down its hawkish rhetoric. The … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire’s fall from grace. A 12-member jury in Manhattan federal court convicted Bankman-Fried on all … Read more

PayPal stock surges as pledge to turn “leaner” keeps crypto concerns at bay

PayPal stock surges as pledge to turn “leaner” keeps crypto concerns at bay

[1/2]A pedestrian walks past the PayPal logo at an office building in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 2 (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings (PYPL.O) added nearly $4 billion to its market value after a pledge to turn “leaner” fired up investors, even as the payments giant disclosed a subpoena … Read more

Dollar dips ahead of key US data, bitcoin soars

Dollar dips ahead of key US data, bitcoin soars

U.S. Dollar banknote is seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) – The dollar softened against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, mirroring a dip in Treasuries yields as investors awaited key U.S. economic data before the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting next week. … Read more

Analysis: Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth

Analysis: Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A milestone move by the European Central Bank toward launching a digital euro within a few years means the time has come for the newest incarnation of money to prove its worth. A few countries have introduced central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), China is trialling a prototype yuan with 200 … Read more