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BISP introduces digital wallet for easy online access to funds

BISP introduces digital wallet for easy online access to funds

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched 1 crore digital wallets for beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), calling it a big step towards financial inclusion, transparency, and empowerment. The new system will give people direct digital access to their financial assistance without delays or middlemen. With this move, the government aims to … Read more

Novi Digital, a cryptocurrency wallet soon to be launched by Facebook

Facebook grapples with another global outage

Novi Digital, a cryptocurrency wallet that will be introduced soon by Facebook. The wallet would be tied to the Diem Blockchain system.

Board member of Diem and Facebook’s financial services chief, David Marcus, claimed that the current cash-run economy has left 1.7 billion persons “unbanked or underbanked” and still the procedure is really slow.

Marcus stated, “Change is long overdue. It will happen in one way or another. Novi is ready to come to market. We feel that it’s unreasonable to delay delivering the benefits of cheaper, interoperable, more accessible digital payments,”

The launch of the Diem program was planned for the first half of the year 2021, however, the reason for the delay is due to the government Facebook inquiry.

Diem, formerly known as Libra, is a stable coin that converts money transferred to a digital wallet into digital cash and makes it simple to transmit money over the world.

With more than $100 billion costs of transactions in 55 currencies, Facebook, as a payment platform has already been made.

“It’s a misconception that digital assets are by definition anonymous. Built and configured the right way, stable coins and wallets put customer due diligence at the center of their approach to compliance.” Marcus wrote.

As per the post, the firm is trying to meet the terms with the regulators. “It has addressed every legitimate concern that was raised on its journey to design and build a high-quality stable coin”

He added, “This is with extensive consumer protections, and a highly compliant payments network to support it all within the U.S. regulatory perimeter.”

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Gold vs. Cryptocurrency Investments: What’s the Difference?

Gold

If you’re new to investing and can’t decide between gold and cryptocurrency, here are some key distinctions to consider:

Ownership Structure

There are various types of gold and every type is dependent on its weight. Customers on a limited budget can purchase a little over a 1-gram bar, whereas wealthy customers can purchase 1-kilogram weights.

Crypto is a digital asset. If a person wants to invest in crypto, he will need a digital wallet to store it or keep it on a payment service for safety.

Supply

Although gold is a unique precious metal with a finite supply, it does not have a finite quantity because new gold mines are continually being discovered globally.

Whereas each cryptocurrency has a limited supply. Whether it’s pre-mined or mined, once the full supply has been mined and given to its users, the value will be solely determined by the market cap and customer needs.

Volatility

Gold is not as dangerous as cryptocurrency. Investors see the history of gold before investing. Gold provides less profit as compared to cryptocurrency, but they are safe for many.

While cryptocurrency shows volatility. New cryptocurrencies are brought to the market while existing ones compete to retain or increase their market value. There are some cryptos whose price will rise shortly after their launch date but will then drop in value hours later.

Taxes

If a person has a gold bar or coin collection in his possession, he may be subject to taxes on his investment.

In most countries, cryptocurrency does not have any taxes, but in future, it may have taxes because few countries are discussing taxing cryptocurrency just like they tax other investment and property assets.

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