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Clearstream ventures into DLT for bank money clearing in ECB trials

9.4.2024
Clearstream has recently become a part of ECB(European Central Bank) trials to explore DLT for money settlement. They are the only depository to join the first phase of the trials. These tests are conducted in the current context of the advance of a digitally powered Euro. Digital post-trade...

ECB Economists: Bitcoin Fails to Become Global Decentralized Digital Currency, BTC’s Fair Value Is Still Zero

25.2.2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a blog post claiming that “bitcoin has failed to fulfill its original promise to become a global decentralized digital currency.” The ECB economists who authored the post added that bitcoin’s fair value is still zero and bitcoin...

ECB’s Disparaging Comments on Bitcoin Draw the Ire of Crypto Community

23.2.2024
On February 22, the European Central Bank (ECB) described Bitcoin as a 'dead cat' and criticized its use in criminal activities on the darknet. These remarks have ignited a backlash from the crypto community, questioning the ECB's stance and credibility. The post ECB’s Disparaging Comments...

The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself

22.2.2024
ECB Director General Ulrich Bindseil and advisor Jürgen Schaaf are definitely against bitcoin, but their reasons don’t make a lot of sense

ECB Officials' Statement on Bitcoin's Failed Promise and ETFs

22.2.2024
"Bitcoin has failed on the promise to be a global decentralised digital currency and is still hardly used for legitimate transfers. The latest approval of an ETF doesn’t change the fact that Bitcoin is not suitable as means of payment or as an investment," two ECB officials wrote in a blog post

Bitcoin ETF Approval Comparable to 'Naked Emperor’s New Clothes,’ ECB Officials Say

22.2.2024
The U.S. SEC’s approval of multiple spot ETFs and the billions of dollars that have poured in since doesn't make Bitcoin a good investment or a better means of payment, the central bankers said in a blog post

ECB Says ETF Approval Does Not Change Bitcoin’s Unsuitability as Payment or Investment

22.2.2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) has reiterated its position on Bitcoin (BTC), stating that the approval of spot ETFs for the cryptocurrency does not change its unsuitability as a means of payment or investment. The post ECB Says ETF Approval Does Not Change Bitcoin’s Unsuitability as Payment...

ECB Addresses Banking Industry’s Concerns on Digital Euro

20.2.2024
The ECB responded to concerns from financial institutions on fears regarding disintermediation with the evolution of a digital euro. The post ECB Addresses Banking Industry’s Concerns on Digital Euro appeared first on Cryptonews

EU Moves to Ban Bitcoin to Meet Energy Goals – Report

31.1.2024
Source: Pixabay A recent report has indicated that Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus networks, like Bitcoin, may be banned in the European Union (EU). Daniel Batten, a managing partner at CH4 Capital, shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle that the European Central Bank (ECB) and European Securities...

ECB Staff Unhappy With Christine Lagarde’s Leadership, Survey Shows

27.1.2024
A survey of European Central Bank (ECB) staff has revealed widespread dissatisfaction with President Christine Lagarde’s leadership. More than half of the respondents rated Lagarde’s performance as “very poor” or “poor.” Some expressed concerns that the former...

ECB Member Isabel Schnabel: Bitcoin Is ‘Speculative,’ ‘Unlikely’ to Be Purchased by the Bank

12.1.2024
Isabel Schnabel, member of the European Central Bank (ECB) executive board, has blasted bitcoin’s characteristics, stressing that it is a speculative asset unlike central bank digital currencies (CBDC) like the proposed digital euro. Schnabel stressed it was ‘unlikely’ that...

The Road to Digital Euro: ECB Publishes Crucial Rulebook Draft

4.1.2024
Source: Adobe/Christian The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled progress in the development of the digital euro, with the publication of a report detailing the advancements made by the digital euro scheme’s Rulebook Development Group (RDG). The update follows a June 2023 report from...

Euro at 25: ECB President Christine Lagarde Calls Euro the ‘World’s Second Most Important Currency’

3.1.2024
The president of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde and fellow European Union leaders recently hailed the euro for its role in giving the bloc “greater sovereignty in a turbulent world.” The EU leaders added, however, that more still needs to be done if the bloc and...

ECB Study Reveals Minimal Environmental Impact of Euro Banknotes – How Does Crypto Compare?

13.12.2023
Source: Adobe / nmann77 It’s not just crypto: old-fashioned banknotes have a noticeable energy footprint worth reducing, according to the European Central Bank (ECB). In a newly published report, the central bank outlined how the elaborate physical infrastructure used to support eurozone cash...

Deciphering the impact of ECB decisions and US Treasury Yields on Forex market movements

1.12.2023
A major influence on the Eurozone’s economic climate lies with the European Central Bank (ECB), as it keeps prices stable and encourages economic growth. The ECB’s decisions on interest rates, economic projections, and forward guidance are keenly monitored by forex traders. In addition...

European Central Bank Official Warns: Crypto Entities to Face Stringent Banking Oversight

30.11.2023
Source: Adobe / nmann77 Andrea Enria, Chair of the supervisory board at the European Central Bank (ECB), has emphasized the need for rigorous regulation when crypto entities start resembling banks. In a recent interview with Germany’s Handelsblatt, Enria pointed to the challenges in supervising...

Crypto Regulation News Weekly Digest: CZ’s Guilty Plea and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Prospectus

29.11.2023
Crypto regulation evolves through CZ plea deal, Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application, Singapore bans, and Lagarde’s personal experience. Image by Titiwoot Weerawong, Vecteezy Last week brought several major developments on the crypto regulation front. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded...