Countries and Digital Currencies in the Next Year
Find out which countries have launched their digital currencies, what this means for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency and how this could affect future markets.
Find out which countries have launched their digital currencies, what this means for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency and how this could affect future markets.
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde thinks it’s more likely than not that Europe will decide to release a digital euro. When commenting on the digital euro, Lagarde also explained that the ECB isn’t racing to be the first to release a central bank digital currency, but added that she believes the bank will decide about this project shortly.
Jack Ma is the founder of Alibaba, a major Chinese e-commerce company. In a speech at the Bund Summit in Shanghai, Ma global regulations and expressed his support for digital currencies. He believes digital currencies are very significant for a new economy and financial system.
On Monday, the governor of the Bank of England discussed the possibility of having a digital currency for the U.K. central bank.