Digital Euro


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EU Lawmakers Attack Amazon’s Involvement in Digital Euro Project

Lawmakers from different parties cited worries over data privacy and taxation.

Amazon was selected to develop an e-commerce app for a digital euro. (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

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Peer-to-Peer Validation for Digital Euro Might Not Be Feasible, ECB Says

The central bank will soon start developing a rulebook for its CBDC initiative.

The European Central Bank is revealing more details of its plans for a digital euro. (Manuel Breva Colmeiro/Getty Images)

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ECB Official Defends Amazon’s Role in Testing a Digital Euro

Being independent in payments shouldn’t mean protectionism, central banker Jürgen Schaaf said.

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Digital Euro Could be More Popular Beyond EU's Borders: Lagarde

Authorities in the EU, U.S. and other jurisdictions need to compare notes on central bank digital currencies to regulate them better, according to the ECB chief.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Collaboratore/Getty Images)

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ECB Exploring Distributed Ledger Technology for Interbank Settlements: Panetta

A system that builds on existing interbank settlement infrastructure instead of one based entirely on DLT can be implemented "more rapidly" according to ECB executive board member Fabio Panetta.

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ECB Picks Amazon, Nexi, 3 More to Prototype Digital Euro Apps

The European Central Bank plans to test how well the technology underlying a digital euro integrates with user interfaces developed by companies.

En un principio, el euro digital se utilizará solo para pagos personales. (Koron/Getty Images)

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Digital Euro Must Be Green, Private and Possibly Capped, National Officials Say

A leaked paper written by France, Germany and Italy, seen by CoinDesk, seeks to guide the European Central Bank’s plans for the digital currency

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EU Officials: Digital Euro Focusing on Personal Use First, Not Web3

A retail digital euro will, in the first stage, only enable payments initiated by people, rather than allowing businesses to settle invoices, issue paychecks or be used in decentralized finance, European Union (EU) officials said Wednesday. "The Hash" team discusses central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and their privacy implications amid a global race to digital money.

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Digital Euro to Focus on Personal Use, Not Web3, EU Officials Say

The central bank digital currency could fail if it doesn't offer something more than what cash and credit cards do, industry representatives remarked.

En un principio, el euro digital se utilizará solo para pagos personales. (Koron/Getty Images)

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Crypto Prices Are Fanned by Flawed Economics and Conspiracy Theories; CBDCs Are Immune: Bank of Finland Governor

While making a case for digital euro, Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn said central bank digital currencies won't be subject to the price volatility of private cryptos.

Olli Rehn, governor of the Bank of Finland (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)

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