Depending on who you ask, cash will not remain king. The Covid-19 pandemic not only accelerated the shift toward digital and contactless payments but also led to a more mainstream acceptance of physical cash alternatives like cryptocurrency that will likely stay, economist Eswar Prasad tells CNBC Make It. “For many consumers and businesses that made…
Investment bank Morgan Stanley has stated the metaverse is now the next big investment theme, in a note directed to investors on November 11. Strategists from the bank believe this alternate conception of reality is amassing important interest from companies like Facebook (now Meta) and Microsoft, which are already trying to grasp the concept. And…
Cryptocurrencies have the potential to change finance, remove middlemen, and bring financial services to millions of unbanked people worldwide. However, the blockchain technology behind cryptocurrencies could be vulnerable if quantum computing evolves faster than efforts to hack-proof digital money. Cryptocurrencies are secured by a technology called public key cryptography. The system is ubiquitous, protecting your…
What cryptocurrencies are doing to the investment industry you could almost call mockery. This new asset class shows returns on investment many times superior to any traditional assets. Thirteen years ago, Bitcoin was created as a completely independent form of money, i.e., a means of payment. However, over time, it suffered the same fate as…
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are rolling out a red carpet of easy cryptocurrency regulation, US crypto entrepreneurs say. It’s setting up a contrast to the US, where officials are tightening crypto rules. Financial giants like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman attended the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, where joined…
JPMorgan analysts said that crypto investors should hold Ethereum rather than Bitcoin as the interest rates rise. While Ethereum powers such booming market areas as decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens, Bitcoin, similar to gold, is likely vulnerable as bond yields and interest rates rise. According to JPMorgan, crypto investors should be holding Ethereum rather than…