The Association of German Banks, representing over 200 private commercial banks and 11 member associations, has explored the idea of a programmable digital euro in a new paper. Starting off, the paper emphasizes that...

In a new survey, IBM and central banking think tank OMFIF have found that a central bank could issue a consumer-ready digital currency within five years. The report, entitled Retail CBDCs: The next payments frontier, is...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently got grilled by members of Congress as he attempted to convince the committee that the companys endeavor to push the Libra cryptocurrency forward is the right path. True to the...

Tether is arguably one of the most scrutinized cryptocurrencies out there due to its history of questionable practices. And now, it has been drawing attention to itself once more following Bitcoins plummeting from $8,000...

As cryptocurrency evolves and improves over time, crimes related to this technology has also transformed with it. Crypto sextortion sexual extortion messages requiring payments in cryptocurrency is now easier than ever...

Mark Zuckerberg is slated to make his case for Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency venture tomorrow. Ahead of his meeting with an appointed committee, the social media giant released Zuckerbergs prepared statement explaining...

The classification of stablecoins is still being discussed by lawmakers as it can pave the way how securities can be labeled in the coming years. Now, the endeavor has moved forward and a U.S. lawmaker has introduced a...

Bitmain has recently opened up its Texas cryptomining facility thats poised to expand the already massive influence of the Chinese company. With this expansion, the crypto mining hardware manufacturers are inching ever...

Bitcoin is currently trading in a deadlock space after swinging upward and downward in recent months. The leading cyptocurrency is exchanging hands at $8,212 as of this writing and is down by 0.24 percent in the past 24...

A G7 working group has said that global stablecoins (GSCs) can pose challenges to the international monetary system, while also noting their potential to facilitate a more efficient global payment system. The working...