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European Money Printer Goes Brrr Program Runs Into a Problem

5.5.2020
Euro symbol in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. After years of discussions over the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) and its controversial quantitative easing program, Germany's Constitutional Court has decided that it has some legal challenges. However, German's...

IBM Teams With 3 European Power Grids to Build Green Energy Blockchain Platform

5.5.2020
IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with power grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna to help facilitate the transition to renewable energy

German Security Token Platform to Develop a Custody Solution

4.5.2020
German STO platform Black Manta joins digital asset custody firm Finoa to develop institutional security token custody

ECB in Full-On Emergency Mode as ‘Unprecedented Decline’ Hits Eurozone

2.5.2020
The euro area is facing an “unprecedented” economic decline, the worst since records began. European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde paints a picture of a central bank in full-on emergency mode after the bank kept its interest rates unchanged. Unprecedented Economic...

European Central Bank: Digital Euro Should Not Discourage Private Initiatives

28.4.2020
The European Central Bank believes that the digital euro is just one of many solutions to nationalize its payment systems

Dutch Central Bank Wants to Be European Union’s CBDC Proving Ground

21.4.2020
The Dutch Central Bank is making a bid to become the European Union’s proving ground for a central bank digital currency

European Contact Tracing Consortium Faces Wave of Defections Over Centralization Concerns

20.4.2020
Contact tracing researchers fear Europe could choose a centralized system that puts personal privacy at risk

Bankera Launches Bank Account Alternative Focused on Crypto Businesses

17.4.2020
Bankera, an ambitious project to build a neobank for the digital era, has started to offer payment accounts to individual and business clients as a low-cost, fast and convenient alternative to traditional bank accounts. Individual and business clients who sign up to the service can already enjoy...

Decentralized Protocol Removed From EU Contact Tracing Website Without Notice

16.4.2020
EU researchers are concerned after their proposal for a decentralized contact tracing system was rejected without explanation

European Bitcoin Trading Platform LGO Integrates Fireblocks

16.4.2020
Fireblocks will integrate its security infrastructure in LGO Bitcoin trading platform

International Regulatory Milestones for Crypto Exchanges in 2020

15.4.2020
2020 has already become the year of new regulations worldwide: What’s new for cryptocurrency exchanges?

ECB Expects Worse Recession in Europe Than Global Economy

14.4.2020
The European Central Bank (ECB) expects the European economy to suffer a more severe recession than the global economy. Countries across the euro area will experience “a deep recession,” which entails unprecedented funding needs of more than €1 trillion ($1.1 trillion), explained...

EU Lawmakers Want to Create a New Regulator for Crypto 'Blind Spots'

13.4.2020
Alongside stablecoins and token-based fundraising, the EU parliament asserts that Bitcoin mining poses a money laundering risk

80 Banks Charge Negative Interest Rates as Crisis Deepens in Germany

12.4.2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and deepening financial crisis, the number of banks charging customers negative interest rates in Germany has accelerated. At least 80 banks now reportedly charge negative interest rates, 16 of which apply this policy to even small deposits. Also read: IMF Declares...

Q1 Crypto Trade Volume Jumps 61%, Bitcoin’s Price Performance Trumps Equity and Gold Markets

9.4.2020
For well over a month now, a great number of countries have been living under lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, central banks like the Fed, Bank of England (BoE), and European Central Bank (ECB) have funneled trillions into the hands of private financial...