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ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023

24.12.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to the realization of the project in the fall of 2023....

Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says

22.12.2022
Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated. His statements follow the latest rate increase announced by the monetary authority last week and revised projections showing higher than...

Eva Kaili arrest a ‘setback’ for EU crypto regulations, economist says

19.12.2022
European Parliamentarian Eva Kaili’s arrest under allegations of corruption is being labeled as a blow to crypto and blockchain adoption

ECB Hikes Interest Rates by 50bps; Signals Need for Further Hikes to Fight Inflation

16.12.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to hike three of its key interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5%) as part of its ongoing war against inflation. The organization stated that further increases are likely to happen “because inflation remains far too high and is projected to stay above...

Time for Serious Global Crypto Regulation, Germany Says

15.12.2022
Germany’s financial watchdog has issued a call for global regulation of the crypto industry in the aftermath of the FTX collapse. The hands-off approach was wrong, the head of the agency says, insisting it’s time to protect consumers as the sector expands links with traditional finance. Bafin...

Apple to allow third-party app stores in windfall for NFTs and crypto

14.12.2022
In a win for crypto app developers, incoming EU laws will force Apple to permit alternative app stores and apps without the need to go through its App Store

European Union to Put a 10,000-Euro Limit on Cash Payments; Transactions Over €1,000 in Crypto Will Be Scrutinized

10.12.2022
The states of the European Union have convened to establish a new limit on cash purchases and to strengthen the controls on cryptocurrency transactions. On Nov. 6 the bloc agreed to put a limit of €10,000 ($10,557) on cash payments and to exert stronger oversight on crypto transactions of over...

Brussels Wants All Crypto Service Providers to Report Transactions of Europeans

9.12.2022
The European Commission has set out to oblige platforms processing crypto transactions for EU residents to share information with tax authorities in the Union. According to the proposal, all crypto service providers, regardless of where they are based, will have to abide by the new rules. EU...

Nifty News: Reddit NFT mints reach all-time high, EU’s $400K Metaverse party flops and more

5.12.2022
With the record mint day for Reddit avatar NFTs, there are now around 4.4 million Reddit NFTs in circulation

A European Central Bank Blog Decries the End of Bitcoin, and We Aren’t Buying It

4.12.2022
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EU Parliament to ‘Vote on Adopting the Regulation on MiCA’ — Expert Says Industry Needs Legal Clarity

3.12.2022
In a recent statement, the European Parliament said its members would shortly “vote on adopting the regulation on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA).” According to the parliamentary body’s think tank, the envisaged regulations are expected to provide “legal certainty...

European Central Bank Says ‘Bitcoin is Rarely Used for Legal Transactions’, This On-Chain Data Suggests Otherwise

1.12.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) will soon embark on “a journey to irrelevance,” and is mostly used for illegal purposes, the European Central Bank (ECB) has claimed. But according to one on-chain expert, the claim does not hold water. Writing in a blog post published on Wednesday, the ECB said “bitcoin is rarely...

FTX proves MiCA should be passed fast, officials tell European Parliament committee

30.11.2022
In its latest hearing on FTX, the committee looked to financial officials to assess the impact of FTX’s collapse in Europe, and suggest a way forward

ECB Blog Post Insists This Is ‘Bitcoin’s Last Stand,’ Officials Claim BTC Is Headed Toward ‘Irrelevance’

30.11.2022
On Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, a blog post published by the European Central Bank (ECB) discusses bitcoin and the authors Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf seem to believe its “bitcoin’s last stand.” The ECB authors further say that while bitcoin’s price...

European Central Bank blasts Bitcoin —community responds

30.11.2022
After the European Central Bank released a blog post on the shortcomings of Bitcoin, the crypto community on Twitter took to the comments to defend the cryptocurrency

President of Bank of Brazil Shows ‘Open Finance’ Digital Real Concept Featuring Stablecoin Integration and Payments Functionality

29.11.2022
Roberto Campos Neto, president of the Bank of Brazil, explained the role that the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real, might play in the future of personal finance. At an event, Neto explained the concept of “open finance,” showing a “super app”...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Calls For Crypto Regulation in EU Following FTX Collapse, Says It is ‘Very Much Needed’

29.11.2022
Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank (ECB), has once again reiterated the need for bringing crypto under regulatory oversight in the European Union (EU) amid the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.... Read More: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Calls For Crypto...