China is experimenting with digital money with an expiration date, meaning that citizens will be forced to spend and not save. The “digital yuan” could usher in an era of total population control as people who aren’t allowed to save money will be more dependent on the government. “Beijing has tested expiration dates to encourage users to spend it quickly, for times when the economy needs a... 

Large depositors stand to lose up to 60 percent of their savings as Cyprus enforces the controversial conditions of a €10-billion bank bailout from the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund. Officials said that deposits over €100,000 ($128,225) at the country’s largest bank will lose 37.5 percent of their value after being converted into bank shares. The losses could increase by another...