Digital Euro


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ECB Targets October to Finish Digital Euro Preparation Phase

Lawmakers recently raised concerns regarding the digital euro.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images)

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Israel Decision on Digital Shekel Won't Occur Before the EU's Call on Digital Euro: Reuters

As of May 2024, 134 countries or jurisdictions, representing 98% of global GDP, were exploring a CBDC.

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Upcoming High-Level EU Financial Policy Talks Could Steer Crypto Oversight: Source

An informal document shared among EU officials shows digital finance, and thereby crypto, topping a list of priorities to be discussed.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

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European Central Bank Shows It’s Serious About Enabling Digital Euro Offline Use

The bank plans to allocate the lion’s share of its $1.3 billion contract budget for providers to work on enabling offline payments for a digital euro.

EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)

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Fiery Public Hearing on Digital Euro Sees Experts Diverge on Key Issues

Expert witnesses answered lawmaker questions on holding limits, impact on banking systems and privacy for an EU central bank digital currency.

EU considers digital euro (Immo Wegmann/Unsplash)

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Digital Euro Can End Bank Crises, Is Better Than Deposits, Ex-Bank of Spain Chief Says

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could also be used to deregulate banking activities and help the banking sector grow, Miguel Fernández Ordóñez said during a European Parliament hearing on a digital euro.

Former Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez (CoinDesk)

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Digital Euro Isn't Pressing, but Work Should Continue: Spanish Central Bank Governor

Europe's "highly efficient" payment systems leave space to address social and financial concerns of a central bank digital currency, Pablo Hernández de Cos said.

Pablo Hernández de Cos (Horacio Villalobos Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Digital Euro Project Moves to 'Preparation' Phase

The move is not a decision to issue a central bank digital currency, the European Central Bank said Wednesday.

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EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro

The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over the potential for state snooping

EU officials are touting the benefits of a digital euro. (Ervins Strauhmanis/Flickr)

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Italy’s Cipollone Defends Digital Euro as He Seeks ECB Role

Remarks at a parliamentary hearing suggest no digital currency swerve when Fabio Panetta steps down from his role at the European Central Bank in November.

Piero Cipollone was grilled by EU lawmakers (European Parliament)

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