Not exact matches
Bitcoins are bought online using
real analog money (U.S.
dollars, Japanese yen, etc.) via Bitcoin
exchanges and private sellers.
Yet, the
real exchange value of the
dollar today is not terribly different from what it was in the early 1990s (Chart 2).
«Bitcoin is one example of a convertible virtual currency because it can be digitally traded between users and can be purchased for, or
exchanged into, U.S.
dollars, euros, and other
real or virtual currencies.»
This permanent
exchange of a small amount of
dollars for
real goods is the total extent of the exorbitant privilege.
Precious and Industrial Metals Inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and interest - rate levels, especially
real yields, contributed to a 1.7 % rise in the spot price of gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US
dollar.1 Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as
exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projected.
As noted earlier, arbitrageurs obtain a twofold gain: the margin between Brazil's nearly 12 % yield on its long - term government bonds and the cost of U.S. credit (1 %), plus the foreign -
exchange gain resulting from the fact that the outflow from
dollars into
reals has pushed up the
real's
exchange rate some 30 % — from R$ 2.50 at the start of 2009 to $ 1.75 last week.
These paybacks have pushed up the yen's
exchange rate by 12 % against the
dollar so far during 2010, prompting Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa to announce on Tuesday, October 5, that Japan had «no choice» but to «spend 5 trillion yen ($ 60 billion) to buy government bonds, corporate IOUs,
real - estate investment trust funds and
exchange - traded funds — the latter two a departure from past practice.»
Weiss explains how the importance of USDT to the entire ecosystem is that many non-fiat
exchanges (like Binance or Okex) use it as a proxy for
real dollars in trading.
I ask that specificaly because, for instance, at this very moment, 1 US
dollar costs 3,96 Brazilian
reals, but if I make this
exchange through bitcoins, it's only 3,86 (plus some
exchange fees, of course).
Bitcoin can be digitally traded between users and can be purchased for, or
exchanged into, U.S.
dollars, Euros, and other
real or virtual currencies.»
Due to Mt. Gox banking delays in transferring US
dollars out, a spread of approximately 10 % has existed between Mt. Gox and other bitcoin
exchanges for several months now causing distortion in
real - time conversions that depended on the API.
And then there is the game in the stock
exchanges of the financial markets, global speculation, more than 2,000 billion
dollars is
exchanged every day and scarcely 5 % represents the
real economy.
Brazil Segment revenue was negatively impacted by a decrease in bran processing levels as well as a 12 % quarter over quarter decline in the average Brazilian
Real versus US
Dollar exchange rate.
Brazil Segment revenue was negatively impacted by a decrease in throughput as well as a 27 % quarter over quarter decline in the average Brazilian
Real versus US
Dollar exchange rate.
Because most prices are already being set according to a $ 13 or $ 14 peso -
dollar exchange rate they reason that this should have a limited effect on the
real economy.
Silver, accused of using his position to influence
real estate legislation and state funding in
exchange for millions of
dollars in bribes and kickbacks, was convicted of corruption in November.
In one such scheme, Boyland Jr. said he would set up a sweetheart
real estate deal worth millions of
dollars in
exchange for $ 250,000 paid through a fake consulting job, according to the New York Times.
In
exchange for the bribes, the complaint alleges, Senator Smith was to use his influence to steer half a billion
dollars in state taxpayer funds to build a road in Rockland County to benefit a
real estate developer's project.
Technically, the transaction involves in - game currency — called Linden
dollars — but those virtual
dollars can be readily
exchanged for
real ones, currently at the rate of roughly 250 to 1.
Also, the strength of the U.S.
dollar is expected to bolster demand for luxury
real estate in the GTA in 2016, as international purchasers take advantage of the currency
exchange.
For instance, an U.S. investor in Canadian stocks would have experienced
real returns with a standard deviation of 16.8 % in local currency, 4.6 % in
exchange rate and 18.4 % in U.S.
dollar terms.
The «consolidated tape» — which tracks
real - time data on trading volume and price for
exchange - traded securities across all market venues — shows that the
dollar value traded in the U.S. equity market jumped markedly above the 2017 daily average of $ 270 billion (Exhibit 3).
If skins were easily being
exchanged for
dollars, and people were winning and losing
real money, he believed it was gambling.
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Currency: Australian
Dollar ($ A) Market
Exchange Rate (5/24/02): US $ 1 = $ A1.79 Nominal Gross Domestic (GDP, 2001E): U.S. $ 365.8 billion
Real GDP Growth Rate (2001E): 4.1 % (2002F): 3.8 % Inflation Rate (2001E): 4.3 % (2002F): 3.0 % Unemployment Rate (2001E): 6.9 % (2002F): 7.0 % Current Account Balance (2001E): - $ 15.3 billion (2002F): - $ 16.9 billion Major Trading Partners: Japan, other Far East, European Union, United States Major Export Products: crude materials, food and live animals, mineral fuels and lubricants Major Import Products: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals
An
exchange lets you convert «
real money» like US
dollars to Bitcoin.
If a virtual currency is listed on an
exchange and the
exchange rate is established by market supply and demand, the fair market value of the virtual currency is determined by converting the virtual currency into U.S.
dollars (or into another
real currency which in turn can be converted into U.S.
dollars) at the
exchange rate, in a reasonable manner that is consistently applied.
Bitcoin is one example of a convertible virtual currency because it can be purchased for — or
exchanged into — U.S.
dollars, euros, or other
real or virtual currencies.
After months of tension over what, if anything, the Securities and
Exchange Commission was planning to do about cryptocurrencies and the billions of
dollars people have sunk into initial coin offerings — a form of barely regulated investment vehicle in which investors trade
real cash for tokens in crypto - backed startups — the agency's chairman Jay Clayton has finally weighed in.
After months of tension over what, if anything, the Securities and
Exchange Commission was planning to do about cryptocurrencies and the billions of
dollars people have sunk into initial coin offerings — a form of barely regulated investment vehicle in which investors trade
real cash for tokens in crypto - backed...
Uphold, the world's fastest growing cloud - based financial services platform, has announced its
real - time integration with leading cryptocurrency
exchange Bittrex, allowing
real - time market pricing for its members to
exchange Voxel, Litecoin and Ethereum into a wide range of fiat currencies, including the US
dollar, Euro, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Japanese yen and British pound, as well as precious metals, including gold and silver.
Centralized
exchanges let you withdraw units of cryptocurrency and convert them to
dollars or other «
real» currencies, and also transfer units of cryptocurrency to your own privately held addresses of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
«Ultimately, bitcoin is a convertible virtual currency that can be
exchanged between users and converted into
dollars, euros or other currency of
real or virtual legal tender.»
Yuske noted that there are also many investors in the local
real estate market looking to sell multi-million
dollar properties in
exchange for bitcoin, because it is difficult to purchase massive amounts of bitcoin on cryptocurrency
exchanges without undergoing a rigorous verification process to increase trading limits.
Bitcoin can also be digitally traded between users and can be purchased for, or
exchanged into, U.S.
dollars, Euros, and other
real or virtual currencies.
The Internal Revenue Service counts the value of the goods or services you receive in
exchange for your bartered labor as
real -
dollar income.
And with
real estate become cheaper from the perspective of the purchasing power of yen, it would make sense from the second factor perspective to
exchange yen for
dollars and then use those
dollars to also buy
real estate.
«The U.S.
dollar - euro
exchange rate movements make unhedged European
real estate look increasingly cheap and U.S. investors remain convinced that mis - pricing opportunities exist across the continent,» RCA's Mallinson said by e-mail.
Chicago - based Crosstown Capital Partners, the
real estate investment company sponsoring the offering, is looking to raise $ 1 million in
exchange for equity in Riverside Plaza, a 62,500 - square - foot shopping center housing a
Dollar General, Salvation Army and Rent - A-Center.
Londono - Osorio's
real estate transaction was a traditional one involving an investment property, in which U.S.
dollars were
exchanged for the property.
Experiencing the one - of - a-kind, luxury lifestyle only found in Manhattan, attendees of this year's Ultimate Power Broker Open House Experience — the closing to RISMedia's
Real Estate CEO
Exchange — got a taste of the reality TV spotlight while touring a multimillion -
dollar Flatiron listing.