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All eyes on the digital euro

The race to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is often portrayed as one of polar opposites: the Chinese hare against the US tortoise. But we should keep a […]

Rekt—but at what price?

Lots of cryptocurrency traders got rekt (wrecked) during Wednesday’s market rout. But were their positions liquidated at a fair price? The latest crypto crash has prompted renewed questions about the […]

Diem could slash dollar payment costs

Diem, the Facebook-sponsored digital currency, could be highly disruptive to the US dollar payments infrastructure, say analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML). Earlier this week Diem said it […]