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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
The Global Economy Comes Before Savers: ECB President Christine Lagarde Defends Negative Interest Rates
27.4.2021
The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is keeping the central bank’s monetary easing policies unchanged according to her statements from a press conference last Thursday. Moreover, the central bank’s Twitter account recently shared a video of Lagarde defending negative...
Decentralization is the final frontier for CBDCs
25.4.2021
Decentralized CBDCs will most likely pique the interest of the masses much more than their centralized counterparts
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
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
An ECB Board Member Attacks Bitcoin, Says It ‘Does Not Fulfill the Basic Properties of Money’
10.4.2021
Isabel Schnabel, a board member with the European Central Bank (ECB), has attacked bitcoin claiming the crypto asset “does not fulfill the basic properties of money.” She also describes bitcoin as a “speculative asset without any recognizable fundamental value and is subject...
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
Banks Turn Away Customer Deposits due to Negative Interest Rates in Germany
4.3.2021
Banks in Germany are reportedly turning customer deposits away due to the negative interest rate imposed on them by the European Central Bank (ECB). Some banks are even offering online tools to help customers take their deposits elsewhere. Negative Interest Rates Imposed by ECB Force Banks to Turn...
India's Warren Buffett Is Against Bitcoin Too, ECB Aims At Diem + More News
23.2.2021
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Regulation news
Indian billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, sometimes referred to as India’s Warren Buffett, told CNBC that the country’s...
ECB wants final say on the legal status of private stablecoins in the EU
23.2.2021
The European Central Bank has demanded veto power from lawmakers in the European Union over private stablecoin projects like Diem
ECB President Christine Lagarde Says ‘It’s out of the Question’ That Central Banks Would Hold Bitcoin
11.2.2021
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has clarified whether central banks will start holding bitcoin now that a growing number of companies, like Tesla, are embracing the cryptocurrency. Lagarde remains skeptical about bitcoin, having recently said it “has...
ECB's Lagarde says central banks holding Bitcoin is 'out of the question'
11.2.2021
The ECB President gives the impression that central banks will avoided copying institutions in hoarding cryptocurrency
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...
Crypto Crime Fell Sharply to Only 0.3% of All Cryptocurrency Activity in 2020
23.1.2021
A study by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis finds that cryptocurrency-related crime has fallen significantly. The criminal share of all crypto activity fell to just 0.34% in 2020. This contradicts recent statements by U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen and ECB President Christine...
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
Economist Slams ECB Chief Lagarde’s Bitcoin Remarks as Dangerous for Cryptocurrency Regulation
20.1.2021
Responding to European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde’s recent remarks about bitcoin, the chief economist at investment firm Tressis said what Lagarde implied was “outrageous” and “dangerous” for cryptocurrency regulation. Economist Says Governments...
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 Chief Christine Lagarde Calls for Global Bitcoin Regulation — Says BTC Conducts ‘Funny Business’
14.1.2021
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has called for the global regulation of bitcoin. She said that bitcoin is a highly speculative asset and has “conducted some funny business.” Emphasizing the need for countries to work together to regulate bitcoin,...