Currencies - page 2

Society & Lifestyle

China Covid-19 Protests Push Stocks and Oil Down

Hong Kong shares fell 2%, offshore yuan weakened against the USD, while oil prices plunged to the lowest level in a year

News

RBI to Launch Retail CBDC Pilot

Another digital rupee pilot will supplement the current national payment system

Blockchain & Crypto

New CBDC Prototype from BIS Innovation Hub to Combine Cyber Resiliency, Scalability, and Privacy

The new project Tourbillon aims to reconcile trade-offs between the three elements of cyber resiliency, scalability, and privacy

News

New York Fed Tests Wholesale CBDC

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York experiments with a wholesale CBDC prototype on cross-border transactions 

News

BIS to Test Cross-Border CBDCs Using DeFi Protocols with Three Central Banks

Project Mariana studies automated market makers (AMM) for the cross-border exchange of theoretical Swiss franc, euro and Singapore dollar wholesale CBDCs

Articles

WB Trading Shares How Forex Trading Differs From Other Types Of Stock

When it comes to stock, there are different types that individuals can trade. While many people are familiar with traditional stocks, others may not know as much about forex trading. Forex, or foreign exchange, is the act of trading currencies between two parties.

Finance & Economics

Turkey to Integrate CBDC with National Digital Identity System

Turkey’s CBDC will be integrated with the country’s digital identity system and the Central Bank’s FAST instant payments service

News

Nigerians Are Less Than Passionate about eNaira 

Despite strong crypto support across the country, Nigerians are reluctant to use the centralised digital currency, introduced by the government 

News

India develops digital rupee pilot

The Reserve Bank of India is working towards the launch of a limited pilot testing a digital rupee for specific use cases

News

Queen’s death brings rebranding to British currency

The epoch of Queen Elisabeth II had come to an end, now British coins, notes, flags, and many more items face major rebranding

News

British Pound Falls to Lowest Level Since 1985 

The British pound tumbled to its lowest level against the USD since 1985, demonstrating critical economic situation

News

Sterling down to new lows as leadership race goes on

The British pound plummeted to a fresh two-year low on Tuesday as political uncertainty weighs on market sentiment

Finance & Economics

Which European countries don’t use the euro?

Do you know how many countries use the euro? Do you know which European countries have retained their own currency?

Interviews

Money20/20 Europe interview with Petr Kozyakov, Mercuryo’s co-founder and CEO 

The old legacy of the financial world – how does crypto fit into it?

News

The European Central Bank has a new virtual euro project

The trial phase will intensify ECB’s cooperation with the European Commission on the digital euro

Articles

What are the best currency pairs to trade for solid returns?

Here’s what you need to know