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European Union to Release Digital Wallet for Payments Next Year
3.6.2021
The European Union (EU) will launch a digital wallet allowing citizens of any country in the bloc to make payments and access services provided by each state, also allowing for the storage of digital ID information. The wallet, which will reportedly be launched next year, could be tied in with...
ECB says digital euro may be needed to combat 'artificial currencies'
3.6.2021
The ECB’s annual euro report stressed that a digital euro may be needed to fight off the threat of “artificial currencies” from “foreign tech giants.”
ECB Deepens Analysis of Digital Euro, Decision Expected by Mid-Year, VP Confirms
4.5.2021
Faced with challenges on many fronts, the European Central Bank is now deepening the analysis of how to digitalize its currency. A decision on whether to issue a digital euro, which has the potential to become a major CBDC, is expected around mid-2021, a high-ranking official of the central bank...
Digital euro's privacy promise not worth a centralized system, Oasis exec says
4.5.2021
A former Apple executive believes the European Central Bank might just be paying lip service to the concept of privacy in relation to a digital euro
100M euro digital bond was a CBDC test, says Banque de France
30.4.2021
European financial institutions are using pilots to make a case for the digital euro
ECB endangers itself by waiting around on digital euro, says ConsenSys exec
16.4.2021
"Who’s gonna use the euro in its current form? There are gonna be so many choices" said ConsenSys South Africa lead Monica Singer
Goldman Sachs Wants To Go Digital + More News
14.4.2021
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Banking news
US-based investment giant Goldman Sachs plans to build a digital bank but, at the moment, it is not focused on providing a crypto...
European Central Bank releases results of digital euro consultation
14.4.2021
Privacy concerns regarding the digital euro abound as the European Central bank test the waters for a central bank digital currency
Digital Euro Summer, Enjin Filled With Millions, Biden's USD 2T Tax Plan + More News
31.3.2021
Joe Biden. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden
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CBDCs news
The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has stated that...
Digital euro could take four years, says ECB president Christine Lagarde
31.3.2021
The ECB will decide whether to proceed with digital euro pilots by mid-2021, Lagarde said
European Central Bank tries to quell Germans' doubts about digital euro
25.3.2021
A future digital euro wouldn't be a threat to savers, say officials from the European Central Bank
Central Bank of France Considers Ripple a Potential Platform for the Digital Euro
9.3.2021
A 44-page report commissioned by CPA Australia states that Government and their central banks view the Ripple Network and its native currency, the XRP coin, more favorably compared to Bitcoin and Ethereum because of their centralized nature. The report titled “Central Bank digital currencies:...
ECB leader floats 3K threshold for digital euro holdings
9.2.2021
The central bank said it will reach a decision on releasing a digital euro "towards the middle of 2021."
New Bitcoin Trust, ECB Might Limit Digital Euro Holdings + More News
9.2.2021
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Investing news
US-based major crypto lending and trading company BlockFi announced the launch of the BlockFi Bitcoin Trust, an investment vehicle...
European Commission, ECB Unite to Consider Potential Pitfalls of the Digital Euro
20.1.2021
The digital euro project may get underway in mid-2021 after a period of reviewing any "policy, legal and technical questions" by the two institutions
New Bitcoin ETP, Faster BNB Burn, Digital Euro, Enjin in Japan + More news
19.1.2021
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Bitcoin news
CoinShares, Europe's major digital asset manager, today announced the launch of a new physically-backed ETP, CoinShares Physical...
Europeans Warn ECB Not To Mess With Privacy in Digital Euro
14.1.2021
Over 40% of Europeans who participated in a recent consultation want a digital euro to ensure privacy protection – a suggestion that EU citizens will not take kindly to a digital currency that involves Big Brother-like monitoring of their transactions by central bankers.
These were the findings...
ECB President Attacks Bitcoin Again As Digital Euro In Works
13.1.2021
Christine Lagarde. After claiming that bitcoin (BTC) is highly volatile, illiquid and speculative, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central bank, now called for global regulation of this most popular cryptocurrency.
“(Bitcoin) is a highly speculative asset, which has conducted some...
Italian Banking Association launches experimental digital euro project
6.1.2021
The Italian Banking Association, ABI, is conducting digital euro tests as the European Central Bank is yet to make a clear decision on a central bank digital currency
Huobi Set for US Return, Italians Experiment With Digital Euro + More News
22.12.2020
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Exchanges news
The Huobi business group appears set to make a return to the United States a year after it hastily exited the country. The group’s...