The Currency Scene
Bitcoin for Beans
- Written by: Doug Deitel, Publisher
- Category: Digital Currency
With all the turmoil in financial markets these days, from the currency crisis in China to the collapse of stock prices around the word, I began to get a little nervous thinking about what could happen next here in the U.S. That's when I decided to take some action!
The simple reason you should move your money to an online bank
- Written by: QZ
- Category: Banking
Would you pay a 23% fee to access your own money? That’s how much, on average, Americans are forking over when they withdraw $20 from an ATM that doesn’t belong to their bank.
Mobile Phones Promise to Bring Banking to the World’s Poorest
- Written by: HBR
- Category: Mobile Banking
Roughly 2.5 billion people around the globe living on less than $2 per day are about to benefit from the power of banking brought to them on mobile phones.
The Big Debate Over Opening Bank Accounts Online
- Written by: Deposit Accounts
- Category: Banking
Online banking continues to grow, but that’s not to say there aren’t obstacles keeping it from exploding. The banking industry is ramping up the noise about changing rules that make it difficult to open accounts remotely, and Congress has the topic on its agenda.
Introducing Monero's Ethereum-Killer: Tari - Coinjournal
- Written by: Coin Journal
- Category: Digital Currency
Riccardo “Fluffy Pony” Spagni and a team of industry experts have announced a brand new protocol built on top of the Monero network. Designed with never before seen features, Tari is positioned to become more than another “me-too” protocol that enables token creation.
Possible Futures for Forecasting Cash Demand
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Currency
We're reading some interesting things these days--some old and some new--and wanted to share a few tidbits. While new technology might do away with the actual cash itself, forecasting cash demand will always be necessary even if the cash, literally, no longer exists!
Wall Street's Obsession With Blockchain And the Future Of Banking
- Written by: Fortune
- Category: Banking
Anyone who sends money abroad knows how inconvenient it is. Banks take days, sometimes weeks, to clear payments, and they collect a hefty fee in between. And God forbid, when errors occur, money vanishes into thin air.
