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Cryptocurrency regulations will bring in more investors who aren't so sure about investing in new technologies, says Daniele Casamassima, the CEO of Pure, a company that sells cryptocurrency.

In the last few years, digital currencies have become one of the things that most countries want to do. Some countries have made a lot of progress, but others are still in the testing phase. If you want to try out a new shared CBDC platform, the Bank's innovation arm has finished a pilot test of it. It says that the test was done by four financial institutions, including South Africa.

Over the last few years, Bitcoin has become the face of cryptocurrencies even for people who don't know very much about crypto. So, when Saylor says that Bitcoin is the American Dream, it raises the question of whether that dream will stay a dream or become a reality at some point.

It's been a long-running worry that quantum computers could one day take down Bitcoin and other crypto mining networks. How likely is that?

Would the US benefit from the introduction of central bank digital currency (#CBDC)?

Financial advisors have been wary about incorporating cryptocurrencies into their clients' portfolios. They're not going to be able to ignore the alternative asset for much longer.

No matter the historical era, governments have excelled at one thing: debasing their own currency. Rome was no exception, as Roman government excesses required inflation—lots of inflation.

The global Financial Stability Board is closely monitoring the usage of crypto assets during the Ukrainian conflict, amid concerns that they could be used to circumvent Western sanctions against Russia.

According to some skeptics, cryptocurrency may not be the decentralized, equal-investment opportunity that many believe it to be.