The potential use of digital currencies in illegal and illicit applications is a major turn - off for established traditional banking institutions.
Not exact matches
With all
of those
potential security problems, you may wonder why people
use digital currency.
Despite having negative opinions on
digital currencies, Harker sees «tremendous
potential» in the
use of distributed ledger technology for risk management in the US banking sector, mainly because
of its ability to authenticate transactions:
Yao's remarks align with statements made by other executives from China's central bank around its
potential use of blockchain technology, including developing a state
digital currency.
It has also enjoyed massive growth in its value over the last decade and as this
digital currency continues to go mainstream so increases the
potential uses and convenience
of it.
«We believe that Oneiro will bring the
potential of the cryptocurrency market into a completely new realm, as the acceptance and
use of digital currencies becomes more mainstream,» said Ciaran Hynes, Managing Partner at COSIMO Ventures, in a statement.
The ECB study builds off an earlier study published in 2012, offering both a general overview
of digital currencies as well as follow - up analysis on the
potential benefits and risk
of using so - called virtual
currency schemes (VCS).
Having earned itself a strong position in the crypto sphere thanks to the many
potential real - world
uses for its technology, not to mention partnerships with some big players in the corporate world, Ethereum looks like a
digital currency with plenty
of potential.
The San Fransico - based blockchain startup Ripple has earned a lot
of reputation for itself for transforming the way traditional global transactions take place
using the blockchain technology and thereby establishing a
potential link between
digital currencies and global banking institutions.