What are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and why are they crucial to the future of global power? A new book explains ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York has rejected the U.S. accusation that Tehran is providing the Yemen-based Houthis with financial resources, ...

Globally, "women were 50% more likely to receive effective treatment despite men having more than twice the substance use ...

The United States may have cancelled its ... In April 2021, 74 nations were experimenting with the CBDC. By September 2024, the number went up to 134. Of these, 21 were inactive, while another ...

In a move cheered by cryptocurrency enthusiasts, last month former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra proposed using Phuket province as a Bitcoin sandbox for tourism, aiming to encourage digital ...

Africa is quickly emerging as a leader in adopting Enterprise Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), with numerous partnerships ...

One of the central aspects of this executive order is the official prohibition on the creation of a CBDC in the United States ... ecosystem and whether other nations will follow suit in banning ...

The rapid evolution of financial technology has propelled digital assets into global prominence, necessitating proactive regulatory responses from go ...

The technological competition between the United States and ... system based on its CBDC technology, while building a network of technological alliances with nations seeking to reduce dependence ...