A fight over banning a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) nearly derailed the defense bill. Learn what a CBDC is and why it ...

“There is no problem on this earth that can’t be solved,” Peter Diamandis declared on Sunday, in Las Vegas. Diamandis is a Silicon Valley gadfly best known for creating the X Prize, an award for ...

Your bank or credit union, not an airport kiosk, is likely the best place to exchange currency. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Figuring out how much money is out there in the world is a tricky business. Money isn’t just the cash you see in your wallet; ...

The messaging service WhatsApp said this week it is piloting a new feature that allows U.S. users to send money without paying fees, using cryptocurrency. The new payment service marks yet another ...

Definition: Fiat currency is a form of money or tender not backed by a tangible asset or commodity like gold or silver. It’s usually mandated by governments, but this isn’t always the case. The ...

Shorting a currency is usually done in response to a bearish market view on that currency’s exchange rate. In general, shorting currency involves opening a new position by selling one currency and ...

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Humans have been using gold as a store of value for millennia. The earliest pure gold coins date to about 560 B.C. in what is now Turkey. Gold coins proliferated for many reasons: The metal is shiny, ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...