digital currency

Business

Cross-border payments still not easy enough, says Revolut Europe CEO

Launched in 2015, Revolut announced earlier this month that it had hit the 50 million customer mark globally, emerging as the most downloaded financial app in Europe.

25/11/2024

Europe News

EU must keep 'urgency' of digital euro process, says ECB project lead

Evelien Witlox, project director for the digital euro at the European Central Bank, discusses how the proposal is progressing, how the currency would work in practice, and what the key concerns are at this stage.

21/11/2024

Markets

Bitcoin soars to a one-month high amid central banks' easing policies

Bitcoin prices reached a one-month high after central banks' rate cuts in September, with analysts expecting the upward trend to persist.

25/09/2024

Money

Over 130 countries now exploring digital currencies as interest soars

Central banks worldwide are now looking into digital currencies, according to a new study from a US think tank.

17/09/2024

Markets

Decoding the digital euro: A potential new means of payment

The European Central Bank (ECB) is working on the preparatory phase of the digital euro to make it as close to cash as possible in terms of privacy, safety, and accessibility — yet stakeholders remain concerned about its design and necessity.

05/07/2024

Economy

Euroviews. A more bankless society is on the horizon — and it's a good thing

Web3 digital technology is set to transform how societies interact with money and payments, effectively unbundling banking and payments. This shift can make society less dependent on banks, Jón Egilsson writes.

09/04/2024

Markets

Stocks mixed as Bitcoin jumps over $60,000 for first time since 2021

World shares were mixed on Thursday after a lacklustre day on Wall Street, where selling of technology stocks pulled benchmarks lower - and as Bitcoin jumped above $60,000 for the first time since 2021.

29/02/2024

Money

Fallen crypto company Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy in the US

Do Kwon, who owns a 92 per cent stake in the company, is currently in custody in Montenegro for using falsified documents to leave the US in March.

22/01/2024

Business

'What's the point?' — EU lawmakers sink teeth into digital euro

The ECB says issuing digital money will help it keep pace with technology — but some MEPs are unconvinced if not downright hostile

29/11/2023

Money

Cryptocurrency companies freeze accounts to block Hamas funding

Israeli law enforcement has been working with crypto companies to block fund flows to Hamas.

17/10/2023

Money

Are we becoming a cashless society? Not Switzerland

Enough signatures have been acquired to put the issue of retaining traditional money to a national plebiscite under Switzerland's direct democracy.

06/02/2023

Money

FTX latest: Bankman-Fried extradited to US and two others plead guilty

FTX crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried is being extradited from the Bahamas by US law enforcement.

22/12/2022

Money

FTX founder Bankman-Fried's Bahamas case to resume

It is not immediately clear when Bankman-Fried’s extradition could occur once it is approved by the Bahamian court.

21/12/2022

Money

FTX's Bankman-Fried arrested and charged with defrauding investors

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried had been under criminal investigation by US and Bahamian authorities following the collapse of the cryptocurrency firm.

13/12/2022

Money

Bitcoin plunges to 2-year low as FTX collapse piles on the pressure

FTX’s new CEO John J. Ray III is looking to sell or restructure Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen crypto empire.

22/11/2022

Money

Bitcoin drops as Binance ditches FTX bailout. Is this a crypto crisis?

Euronews explains how a new crypto crisis may have engulfed crypto kid Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX.

09/11/2022

Money

France, Switzerland and Singapore test cross-border CBDC payments

Their central banks are trialling DeFi protocols to automate foreign exchange markets. Should the crypto industry worry?

03/11/2022

Money

Norway’s digital currency experiment: What is it and how does it work?

Norway’s central bank tells Euronews Next more about its experiment with a national digital currency.

04/10/2022

Money

UK financial watchdog warns users against crypto exchange FTX

"This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK," the Financial Conduct Authority said in a statement.

19/09/2022

Money

Is crypto’s Do Kwon on the run from authorities?

The wanted Terra developer is reportedly trying to evade South Korean authorities, but he denies being on the run.

19/09/2022