Facebook is edging closer to launching its own cryptocurrency, known as GlobalCoin, in 2020 in what could be the most significant product released by the company in years. The move would mean Facebook ...

Facebook is finalising plans to launch its own crypto-currency next year. It is planning to set up a digital payments system in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2020. The social media ...

Central banks in 134 countries are now looking into digital currencies, according to updated research. Data from the US-based think tank Atlantic Council found that 66 of these countries are in the ...

China wants to break the US dollar’s stranglehold on the global financial system and gain greater control over how people spend their money. It’s hoping a digital currency could deliver both. After ...