Two sides of using cryptocurrencies for settling payments across borders

Once cryptocurrency gains widespread use and better regulation by financial authorities, traditional commercial systems will start to decline. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

What you need to know:

  • The digital assets, remain outlawed, or a legal grey area at best, in most jurisdictions around the globe, but the Bretton-Woods institutions feel they could solve the current high transaction costs nightmare slowing global trade and international development.