Last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular to banks and other financial institutions requiring them to take certain actions relating to digital currencies.
Monday, January 23, 2017
China Bitcoin Exchanges to Impose Trading Fee
Under heightened scrutiny from Chinese regulators, China's three largest bitcoin exchanges will seek to rein in speculation in the virtual currency by charging trading fees.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
NRIs can exchange banned Indian currency notes until 30 June
India's central bank, the Reserve Bank has extended the deadline for exchanging the old Rs 500 and 1000 notes for Non-Resident Indians.
Trump and the dollar: what you need to know
President-elect Donald Trump got Wall Street's attention this week by saying the U.S. dollar is "too strong," warning that a soaring greenback has "disadvantages" for U.S. companies that do a lot of business abroad.
Sunday, January 15, 2017
New $100 Coin Features First-Ever African-American Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty is among the most enigmatic symbols of American democracy. Her qualities are well-known and widely revered: She's benevolent and represents freedom and hope. But what does she look like, anyway? In popular culture, she's almost always depicted in one way: as a white woman. Now, reports Lakshmi Gandhi for NBC News, the U.S. Mint announced historic plans to depict Liberty as an African-American woman on a new gold coin. The $100 coin will be introduced as part of the kickoff of the mint's 225th anniversary year and will be the first in a series that will also depict Liberty as Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Indian-American.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Prankster alters iconic Hollywood sign to read ‘Hollyweed’
The new year got off to a blazing start in Los Angeles.
Someone in the first hours of 2017 altered the iconic Hollywood sign to make it read "Hollyweed" — a bit of high-minded hijinks that lit up social media.
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