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Can the new Zimbabwean dollar relieve a chronic cash crunch?
On Tuesday, the long-awaited, next-generation Zimbabwean dollar finally hit the streets.
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Is France breaking with its colonial past in Africa? | Inside Story
It's the end of an era in West Africa as France moves to scrap the currency used by its former colonies.
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Will Bitcoin be the currency of the future?
Bitcoin has just hit a record high and is poised to rise even further.
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Mark Zuckerberg appears before US panel to defend digital currency plan
Zuckerberg says Libra will be a global secure system, fully backed by reserves of cash and highly liquidated assets.
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Canadian Cannabis Giant's Biggest Competitor Would Be U.S. Black Market
Canopy Growth and other Canadian marijuana companies have been anxious to ensure their place in the U.S. cannabis industry, but without federal legalization, their biggest competitor would be illicit cannabis sales.
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Canopy's Bruce Linton: The Black Market Is Our Biggest Cannabis Competitor
Canopy Growth and other Canadian marijuana companies have been anxious to ensure their place in the U.S. cannabis industry, but without federal legalization, their biggest competitor would be illicit cannabis sales.
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Raw Politics: Economic reasons behind Germany's AfD party campaign for EU exit
The euro is in its twentieth year of use on the continent, but has the currency contributed to Europe scepticism? On Sunday, German far-right party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) voted to campaign for Germany's withdrawal from the...
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Raw Politics: Has the euro helped fuel euroscepticism?
The euro is in its twentieth year of use on the continent, but has the currency contributed to Euroscepticism? On Sunday, German far-right party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) voted to campaign for Germany's withdrawal from the...
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20 years of the euro
It’s been 20 years since the Euro was created on January 1, 1998. Today, three-quarters of people in the eurozone are in favour of the euro, the highest number since 2004 — apparently dispelling the impression of rising anti-European...
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20 years on — has the euro been a success?
It’s been 20 years since the euro was created on January 1, 1998. Today, three-quarters of people in the eurozone are in favour of the euro, the highest number since 2004 — apparently dispelling the impression of rising anti-European...
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Ohio to Allow Bitcoin for Tax Payments, Lending Legitimacy to Beleaguered Cryptocurrency
Ohio officials will allow businesses to pay taxes in Bitcoin as of this week. While limited in scope, the move represents an important tacit admission by a government body that Bitcoin is an acceptable currency, according to Jimmy Song,...
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Ohio to Allow Bitcoin for Tax Payments, Boosting Crypto Legitimacy
Ohio officials will allow businesses to pay taxes in Bitcoin as of this week. While limited in scope, the move represents an important tacit admission by a government body that Bitcoin is an acceptable currency, according to Jimmy Song,...
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Bitmain VP: Future of Crypto Is Everyday Transactions
Volatility in crypto markets is a direct result of speculation, said Alejandro De La Torre, VP of Bitmain. Only when crypto sees widespread adoption for day-to-day payments will that volatility subside.
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Bitmain Says It Is Shouldering the Burden of Crypto Anxiety
Bitmain’s Vice President of BTC.com, Alejandro De La Torre, recently sat down with Cheddar’s Alex Heath for a rare interview at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal and addressed many of the controversies confronting the...
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Foreign Appetite for U.S. Treasuries is Dampened by a Stronger Dollar
Foreign interest in U.S. Treasuries is on the decline as a stronger dollar and aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve dampen that appetite, said Daniel Kruger, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
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Overseas Investors Lose Appetite For U.S. Debt.
Investors overseas are losing their appetite for U.S. debt. Foreign buyers now hold 41 percent of outstanding Treasury debt, marking their lowest share in 15 years. If the trend continues, the U.S. dollar may weaken and interest rates...
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Dodgers Using Crypto Tokens to Give Away Digital Bobbleheads
The blockchain is taking different industries by storm. Next up ー the sports world. The Los Angeles Dodgers are moving away from traditional promotions and have begun using crypto tokens to give away digital bobbleheads to fans. Ralph...
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Venezuela's crisis-stricken economy prompts people to get creative with the piles of money that can't buy them food
Adrienne Arsenault meets family using almost worthless currency to make goods to sell.
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Turkey's financial crisis hits new low
Turkey’s financial crisis has hit a new low, after its currency, the lira, sunk to its lowest value ever. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is blaming it on the U.S., stoking fears that Turkey may look to form new ties with Russia.
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China's Once-Booming Tech Sector Hits Some Obstacles
Sara Hsu, Associate Professor of Economics at SUNY-New Paltz, knows the trade war will affect tech companies in both the United States and China, but it's Chinese firms like Alibaba and Tencent that will be most hit.
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Iran's economy suffers decline following US sanctions threat
In the markets and bazaars of Iran people are feeling the pain of a decline in the value of the country's currency, the Rial. Stores closed down in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar as shopowners reacted angrily to the central bank’s attempts to...
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Bitcoin Plummets and Faces a Difficult Road Ahead
The cryptocurrency is seeing weakening demand, which is putting pressure on prices. “We’ve slipped back in terms of people that accept it, so the transactional network is smaller today than it was a year ago,” says Paul Johnson, senior...
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US sanctions pressurise Iran
Following the massive protests in Tehran, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says America will fail to defeat the Iranian nation with economic pressure. Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president says, "As always, America wants to break up the...
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Eurozone closes ranks after US attacks on the euro
Eurozone finance ministers closed ranks to defend the euro after the man tipped to be the US ambassador to the EU, Ted Malloch, said the currency “could collapse” within 18 months. #Brexit professor Ted Malloch ‘predicts’ end of the...