Currency

Billionaire entrepreneur Michael Saylor is known for his bombastic metaphors and high ambitions where Bitcoin is concerned. During an episode of the What Bitcoin Did podcast, Saylor spoke to host…

India continues its flirtation with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The Indian Parliament’s winter sessions started, and, as it turns out, BTC won’t be the star of the show. In fact,…

Palau – the pacific island country – has partnered with Ripple Labs Inc., the U.S. crypto firm, to examine the development of its national digital currency. Based on the partnership,…

For the first time ever, Ethereum was listed as a payment option on Sotheby’s price table during the auction of two Banksy paintings. While the auction house has been accepting…

Grayscale Investments’ parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) said it has secured a $600 million credit funding, billed to power its many diverse operations.  As announced by the company, Eldridge…

CapitalG founder and top executive David Lawee said backing DCG was a way of backing a “potential winner in crypto financial services.” The foremost financial institution, Digital Currency Group, the…

Nigeria has become the first African country to officially roll out a CBDC. Nigeria’s CBCD (Central Bank Digital Currency) is now live following the announcement made by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari…

Should eKrona follow the same price path as Ethereum, a mere €250 investment could be valued at well over €10M. eKrona, the official digital currency of the Nordics, has been…

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia seems to be in favor of cryptocurrencies and their use in the payment sector. In a recent interview with CNBC, Putin said crypto-assets  “has…

The Latin American nation of El Salvador made headlines worldwide last month when it became the first country ever to officially recognize Bitcoin as legal tender. While both critics and…