Currencies

The five-nation BRICS group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will work on creating a payment system based on blockchain and digital technologies, a report by Russian news agency TASS said.“We believe that creating…

SINGAPORE – Users of Grab’s services will now have the option of topping up their GrabPay e-wallets in cryptocurrencies following the ride-hailing operator’s tie-up with payment firm Triple-A. The Straits Times was alerted by Grab…

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub released a report Tuesday looking at four projects that examined wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) transfers across borders. The projects demonstrated the technical…

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Contrary to popular belief, Nayib Bukele isn't completely off the pace.The youthful, handsome and hipster president of El Salvador — who sports a close-cropped beard and gets about in baseball caps turned backwards — has copped a great…

Yuri Popovich had watched his neighbours’ houses burn down to the ground in Kyiv and he needed a safe place to put his money. So he did what millions of amateur investors have done in recent years: he turned to cryptocurrency.“It was…