This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sandra Waliczek, Blockchain and Digital Assets, World Economic Forum Rising numbers of countries are considering central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), but how are they different from cryptocurrencies and stablecoins?The main difference between CBDCs and cryptocurrencies is that CBDCs […]How are CBDCs different from cryptocurrencies and stablecoin?
November 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sandra Waliczek, Blockchain and Digital Assets, World Economic Forum Rising numbers of countries are considering central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), but how are they different from cryptocurrencies and stablecoins?The main difference between CBDCs and cryptocurrencies is that CBDCs […]What are central bank digital currencies?
September 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content Money isn’t paper and coins any more. It’s increasingly digital – and a growing number of central banks are considering issuing their own digital currencies. Australia is the latest country to trial […]Why we need new rules and tools for cryptocurrencies
July 28, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Simi Siwisa, Head, Group Public Policy, Absa Group Ltd & Steffen Kern, Chief Economist and Head of Risk Analysis, European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA Cryptocurrencies can make international payments more efficient, convenient and secure, while removing the […]How blockchain and cryptocurrencies can help build a greener future
June 18, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stephen Stonberg, Chief Executive Officer, Bittrex Global The cryptocurrency ecosystem is shifting towards a cleaner, greener future.Most energy used to mine crypto already comes from renewable sources.Rather than harm the planet, crypto and blockchain can actually be a […]What is blockchain and what can it do?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Blockchain is a distributed ledger that allows for more transparent and verifiable record keeping.Although associated mostly with money and finance, it can be used widely.There are still many barriers to its widespread […]Why it’s time to take central banks’ digital currencies seriously
August 14, 2020 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mohit Joshi, President; Head, Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Infosys Limited & Dixit Joshi, Group Treasurer, Deutsche Bank The introduction of central bank digital currencies could upend the global economic order. This technology could bring multiple […]Our Digital Future
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This article is brought to you in association with IMFBlog Written by Camilla Lund Andersen “Money makes the world go around,” Liza Minnelli famously sang in the movie Cabaret. Money has for centuries been central to human relationships. Loss of faith in its value can result in economic and political instability, even war. In the […]ECB to people: Not responsible if you lose money on Bitcoin, your governments are
February 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Last Tuesday, 13 February Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank in the most solemn terms said regulating or even banning Bitcoin “it’s not the ECB’s responsibility to do that”. However, he didn’t refrain from eagerly pointing out the very risky and misty nature of the digital ‘monies’. So, when asked again if […]
