The term programmable money refers to digital funds capable of executing logic based on a set of predefined conditions ...

Main Street investors looking to enter the foreign currency investing market, or forex, should do so with eyes wide open, as currencies are one of the more complex markets. Even so, currencies are a ...

“There is no problem on this earth that can’t be solved,” Peter Diamandis declared on Sunday, in Las Vegas. Diamandis is a Silicon Valley gadfly best known for creating the X Prize, an award for ...

Your bank or credit union, not an airport kiosk, is likely the best place to exchange currency. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Figuring out how much money is out there in the world is a tricky business. Money isn’t just the cash you see in your wallet; ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Definition: Fiat currency is a form of money or tender not backed by a tangible asset or commodity like gold or silver. It’s usually mandated by governments, but this isn’t always the case. The ...

Shorting a currency is usually done in response to a bearish market view on that currency’s exchange rate. In general, shorting currency involves opening a new position by selling one currency and ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...

Humans have been using gold as a store of value for millennia. The earliest pure gold coins date to about 560 B.C. in what is now Turkey. Gold coins proliferated for many reasons: The metal is shiny, ...

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After the U.K. recently voted to leave the European Union, Brexit spurred many Americans into suddenly considering the value of the U.S. dollar. Too often, however, even experienced travelers don’t ...