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ECB Official Says Energy-Intensive Crypto Should Be Banned
Fabio Panetta also said that investors have been caught in a "bubble."

Bitcoin Is on 'Road to Irrelevance’: European Central Bank Staffers
Ulrich Bindseil, director general market infrastructure and payments at the European Central Bank (ECB), along with Adviser Jürgen Schaff, called the current price action in the crypto markets "an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance," among other jabs at the industry. "The Hash" team discusses what this means for crypto in Europe and beyond.

Bitcoin's Last Stand: ECB Staffers Say the Crypto Is on 'Road to Irrelevance'
Crypto regulation can be misunderstood as approval, the officials at the European Central Bank said.

German Banks' Crypto Interest Is Limited as Industry Is Plagued by ‘Crooks,’ Regulator Says
Germany’s Bafin issued just four crypto custody licenses, said Mark Branson, who sits on the supervision arm of the European Central Bank

Slicing the Elephant: Inside the Design of a Digital Euro
There are plenty of decisions yet to be made about the landmark CBDC, the head of the ECB’s digital euro project, Evelien Witlox, tells CoinDesk.

ECB Official Defends Amazon’s Role in Testing a Digital Euro
Being independent in payments shouldn’t mean protectionism, central banker Jürgen Schaaf said.

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 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.

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.

ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points as Inflation Hits
Crypto markets reacted calmly to the mammoth rise, but it may presage further aggressive action by central banks
