Sentences with phrase «rather than digital currencies»

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Rather than try to time the market or buy into the newest blockchain trend, MetaStable looks closely at the real - world use cases of various digital currencies, and aims to make at least decade - long bets on the most «credible candidates,» Seims tells Fortune.

While dozens of hedge funds have sprung up this year to invest in the white - hot digital currency market, this one, known as Arrington XRP Capital, is the first to be denominated in a crypto - currency rather than dollars or euros.

In August, a slew of bitcoin companies cut off service to New York rather than apply for a BitLicense, the regulatory hall - pass created by the NYDFS to cover digital - currency business deemed «money transmitters.»

Representatives from 20 countries who are currently gathered in Buenos Aires for a G20 summit are approaching a consensus that the digital tokens commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies are assets rather than currencies, according to reports.

Given its position, the government was content issuing several rules, rather than establishing regulations, to oversee the local Bitcoin and digital currency industry.

Likewise, if I offload via bank transfer rather than through teller, am I not selling digital currency to Abra?

The BIS differentiates between wholesale digital currencies, primarily used for clearing and settlement and available to financial market participants, and «general purpose» ones, which allow the general public to effectively «acquire» digital cash at the central bank rather than hold deposits at a commercial bank or hold central bank physical cash.

Lagarde also said that in countries with weak institutions and unstable national currencies it may be preferable to move to a digital currency rather than adopting the currency of another country such as the U.S. dollar.

The Coinbase Commerce button works in a similar way to the PayPal plugin but rather than accepting fiat currencies, the new service allows for virtual currencies to be integrated as electronic payments, offering a more efficient digital payment option.

This scenario is about to play out in the online peer - to - peer currency Bitcoin, but rather than disrupting the digital money supply, it could be what Bitcoin needs to be taken seriously.

TRON seems to be one of those currencies that is more focused on infrastructure rather than the pure utilization of digital currency.

Champion of Bitcoin in the online retail space Overstock.com is flummoxed that the adoption of Bitcoin in their marketplace has regressed rather than exploded with the digital currency boom.

This fork represents a segment of the cryptocurrency community that wants to see digital coins compete primarily as mainstream currencies and payment mediums rather than digital gold (though they believe Bitcoin has value as an investment as well).

But Roszak contends Vulcan is best considered as an «enablement platform» that would provide businesses with a «plug and play» way to launch digital currencies (rather than their own standalone blockchains).

Rather than try to time the market or buy into the newest blockchain trend, MetaStable looks closely at the real - world use cases of various digital currencies, and aims to make at least decade - long bets on the most «credible candidates,» Seims tells Fortune.

Ongoing tensions in Asia created a positive stimulus in boosting the Bitcoin price as investors would any day prefer holding on to digital equivalents when the first missile flies rather than any regional currency form.

Using digital currency exchange Coinbase, Krebs paid the total in bitcoin cash, rather than bitcoin.

Digital currencies could be acceptable and legal sooner rather than later in Vietnam.

The café having cosy two - seater tables shall be offering eco-friendly beauty products, sandwiches and «hand brew» coffee which customers can pay for using Ducatus, its very own digital currency rather than the same old Bitcoin thus making way for cashless transactions.

«Rather than waiting for governments to take actions that thwart the development of digital currencies, [digital enthusiasts] should lead efforts to put in place appropriate regulatory oversight for these new and innovative financial technologies,» he wrote.

In Japan, mainstream adoption of Bitcoin is imminent, with leading airlines, electronics retailers and some of the country's most well - known and influential companies accepting Bitcoin as digital currency rather than as digital gold and investment.

Apart from the Philippines and China, Japan is one of the few markets that has been considering bitcoin as a digital currency rather than as digital gold and a long - term investment.

The company's comments echo those of others in the digital currency space, such as Max Keiser, who see Bitcoin as a sort of «Gold 2.0» rather than a medium of exchange:

However, with CBOE enabling the first derivative products for the digital currency in December 2017, there has been a rush for providers of these exchange - traded funds to push the authorities to get them to approve their new resources based on bitcoin futures rather than tracking the digital currency itself.

Though it's not technically money (the IRS has declared bitcoin property rather than currency), a growing number of retailers now accept the digital coins alongside traditional payment methods.

This delay means that people simply revert to more traditional forms of payment rather than using the benefits of digital currencies to their full intended extent.

Rather than going after more mainstream merchants, Holmquist has shifted focus, positioning the event to attract businesses more likely to win heavy users of the digital currency.

Many in the digital currency industry are advocating Bitcoin's use as digital gold, rather than as a payment method, per se.

Burger King Russia has announced the creation of its own digital token called «WhopperCoin» which will presumably be used as a reward token rather than a currency.

«Rather than waiting for governments to take actions that thwart the development of digital currencies, they should lead efforts to put in place appropriate regulatory oversight for these new and innovative financial technologies.»

Rather than offering a platform to buy items priced in fiat currency and pay with Bitcoin, BitReady lets customers buy items priced in Bitcoin, even if they don't own digital currency.

In the world of Bitcoin and digital currency, there seems to be a growing demand for peer - to - peer exchanges, rather than sticking with the traditional model of dealing with companies controlling user funds.

Optimists rather than enthusiasts, the brothers are unofficial ambassadors of success for virtual currencies and are now looking at their next project in the world of digital coins.

Kelly has even branded Bitcoin a speculative commodity rather than a currency or a digital coin.