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Egypt: a crisis deferred
After pushing its economy to the brink, Egypt gets a bail-out. But a record-setting investment from the UAE will not fix its chronic problems | ... (2024)
Reserve Currencies: The power and the limits of the American dollar | The Economist
Heavy lies the crown: The greenback is still king. But those who want to evade it are finding ways to do so | Leaders (2023)
Bill.com - International Payments: Send Payments from One Place | BILL
With BILL, you can send domestic and international payments, all from one place. Gain efficiency and accuracy with a streamlined process. Get start... (2023)
Buck up - Global trade’s dependence on dollars lessens its benefits
Policymakers around the world yearn to be free of the greenback’s grip (2020)
No Libra-style digital currencies without rules, say EU finance ministers – TechCrunch
European Union finance ministers have agreed to a de facto ban on the launch in the region of so-called global “stablecoins” such as Facebook’s pla... (2019)
The real risk of Facebook’s Libra coin is crooked developers – TechCrunch 2019
Everyone’s worried about Mark Zuckerberg controlling the next currency, but I’m more concerned about a crypto Cambridge Analytica. Today Facebook a... (2019)
Libra currently looks more like a fiat currency than a cryptocurrency – TechCrunch 2019
Facebook unveiled a cryptocurrency called Libra yesterday, as well as the Libra Association, a not-for-profit that will oversee all things Libra. W... (2019)
China sells dollars and buys gold as tensions rise - Nikkei Asian Review - 2019
SHANGHAI -- Beijing's US Treasury holdings dip for two consecutive months "China reduced its holdings of U.S. government debt again in April eve... (2019)
Globalization | Lapham’s Quarterly
Following the money across the globe and back in time. (2019)
JP Morgan Coin: The next big cryptocurrency? - Decrypt Media
U.S. investment bank JP Morgan Chase has entered the crypto world. It has created a stablecoin known as the JPM Coin, is it the next big cryptocurr... (2019)
Stablecoin - Gemini Launches NYDFS-Regulated Crypto Pegged to the Dollar || CoinDesk
Crypto exchange Gemini is set to issue a dollar-backed, NYDFS-approved stablecoin – the second to launch in New York today. (2018)
How Turkey’s lira crisis was written in Istanbul's skyline | The Guardian
Those observing Istanbul’s construction boom will not have been surprised by last week’s currency collapse – it’s all based on debt (2018)
Even If It Fails: Why Dash Could Have a Lasting Impact on Crypto Adoption - CoinDesk
Few cryptocurrency projects are evangelizing in emerging markets as aggressively as dash, giving $2.3 million to communities in the developing world. (2018)
Fork of a Fork: 'Bitcoin Private' Is Here, But What's It Worth? - CoinDesk
With Friday's birth of a new coin called "bitcoin private," the cryptocurrency space just keeps getting more meta. The much-discussed launch finds ... (2018)
What is the impossible trinity? The Mundell-Fleming trilemma - The Economist explains economics
This week “The Economist explains” is given over to economics. Today’s is the last in a series of six explainers on a seminal idea. IN THE run-u... (2018)
Why India scrapped its two biggest bank notes - The Economist explains
IN A surprise televised address on the evening of November 8th, Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, delivered a bombshell: most of the mone... (2018)
How traders 'pump and dump' cryptocurrencies - Business Insider
Take a look at the channels used to coordinate "pump and dump" schemes, which artificially inflate the price of cryptocurrencies. (2017)
How the euro zone deals with failing banks - The Economist explains
ALMOST a decade after the global financial crisis, aftershocks rumble on. This month Banco Popular, Spain’s sixth-biggest bank by assets, was bough... (2017)
Bitcoin surges in Zimbabwe after military seize power
2017: "Bitcoin climbed as much as 10% on Zimbabwe’s Golix exchange on Wednesday after the country’s armed forces seized power. The price of th... (2017)
A London startup is launching a debit card that lets you spend bitcoin
2017: "A London-startup headed by a Credit Suisse veteran is launching a new debit card that it claims will allow people to spend cryptocurrencies... (2017)
International finance: Why oligarchs choose London for their dirty money
Britain is one of the best places in the world to launder dirty money. Our new film tells you why—and asks whether that's likely to change.00:00 - ... (2023)
Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?
Rampant inflation, a booming black market for US dollars and crippling debt - welcome to Argentina, one of the world's most dysfunctional economies... (2023)
How the euro caused the Greek crisis
Greece is in a state of economic and financial crisis that's dominated global headlines this week. Vox's Matt Yglesias explains the real roots of t... (2018)
What gives a dollar bill its value? - Doug Levinson | TED-Ed
TED-Ed Published on Jun 23, 2014 The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that dec... (2018)
The Future of Money: Banking on Fintech | a16z
a16z, Published on Oct 25, 2017, Financial services startup, or fintech, are innovating across broad categories — in core banking, new financial s... (2017)
The Federal Reserve is thinking about a digital dollar - Marketplace
Plus, what shoe sales are telling us about the economic recovery, President Joe Biden is asking federal agencies to gauge the financial risk of cli... (2021)
The Sunshine Economy: Cuban Currency Unification | WLRN
After more than 25 years, Cuba is doing away with its dual currency system and getting rid of the Cuban Convertible Peso. What does the change mean... (2021)
a16z Podcast: All about Stablecoins – Andreessen Horowitz
The history, evolution, and use of money revolves around the important concept of debt: It's what allows us to "time travel" and build toward the f... (2018)