The future of digital currency, AI, space travel and food and drink

Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert said Sunday on social media that the direction of the cryptocurrency market will be determined by the stock market in the near future. read more.....»»

Joe Rohde, who has more than 40 years of experience transforming Walt Disney’s rides and parks, has signed with Virgin Galactic as a strategic advisor to compose the experiences of future space tourists. read more.....»»

The blockchain analytics firm is launching an initiative to pitch itself to central banks as both a tech partner and a guiding influence on future digital currency projects......»»

New Zealand’s central bank is looking for a Head of Money and Cash to focus "on the future of money” and be a "thought leader" for digital currency......»»

David Birch's book "The Currency Cold War" foresees a world of competing digital currencies. COVID-19 brings that future closer, he says......»»

Three United States-based fast food and beverage chains are participating in a new pilot of China's centralized cryptocurrency, CNBC reported Friday. read more.....»»

The food and beverage giants are among the restaurants and retail shops reportedly on a local government list for testing of China's central bank digital currency......»»

These three leaders in the digital advertising world make sense for aggressive growth accounts looking to add shares of companies that are dominant in a space that will continue to grow in the years........»»

Analysts from the U.K.'s central bank said private currencies could work alongside any future CBDC initiative if they offered real utility......»»

Nick Oxford/Reuters American Airlines is stripping its in-flight service to bare bones as coronavirus wreaks havoc on its busine.....»»

Given the threat to US interests posed by a digital yuan and similar projects, you might think candidates would have positions on the future of money. Not so much......»»

An interview with Finn Brunton, the author of two books about the cultural history of digital currencies......»»

Ghana is joining the ranks of nations eyeing the launch of a central bank digital currency, and is already in talks over a pilot project......»»

Facebook was blindsided this month when seven of the high-profile companies involved in its digital currency project, including eBay, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, stepped back, leaving its future hanging in the balance......»»

Just as people no longer say they live in the age of electricity, the days of calling something digital to imply that it is new and innovative are numbered. The word is already passé in the consumer space. Soon, it will be the same for banks. If youâ€.....»»

Credit card network Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) is looking to make a push into the digital currency space and is actively recruiting people for a new cryptocurrency team, the New York Post reported. read more.....»»

"Food and wine are like left and right, Yin and Yang," Ste. Michelle Wine Estates CEO Jim Mortensen said. Mortensen's aggressive strategy to pursue the digital space takes the Woodinville-based collection of wineries beyond the Pacific Northwest......»»

Social media giant Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s ambitions to enter the digital currency space would be better served through an acquisition of Square Inc (NYSE: SQ), according to read more.....»»

The head of Russia's central bank has said the institution is investigating the possible future launch of a digital currency......»»

Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) hosted its 2019 Investor Day in Shanghai, and the company's comments suggest that its future growth will be driven by digital initiatives and food innovation, according to UBS. Latest Ratings for YUMC DateF.....»»