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ECB Survey Finds 10% of Eurozone Households Own Crypto Assets

25.5.2022
One in every 10 households in six eurozone countries has acquired cryptocurrencies, the European Central Bank (ECB) has found with a new survey. While the richest are most likely to own crypto assets, poor families are not far behind, the poll indicates. Dutch Households Lead in Terms of Crypto...

ECB: One in ten households in eurozone population centers now own cryptocurrency

24.5.2022
The survey took place in the EU's major economic areas such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands

ECB on Crypto, African Bitcoin Hub, Coinbase in Fortune 500, Binance in Dubai + More News

24.5.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________... Read More: ECB on Crypto, African Bitcoin Hub, Coinbase in Fortune 500, Binance in Dubai + More News

ECB Warns That Crypto Risks Could Spill Over Into Wider Economy

24.5.2022
Given the increasing risks of crypto, it is important to bring it into the regulatory perimeter as a matter of urgency, the European Central Bank said in a report

Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun

24.5.2022
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when central banks shill their coins at the expense of sounder assets. Recently, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde went so far as to say that...

Even Christine Lagarde's Son Doesn't Listen to Her Warnings About Crypto

23.5.2022
Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has stated that cryptoassets should be regulated and are worth nothing – but has admitted that her son is a crypto investor. Lagarde was speaking during an episode of the long-running Dutch TV talk show “College Tour,” which...

Cryptocurrency Is ‘Based on Nothing,’ Should Be Regulated, ECB’s Lagarde Says

21.5.2022
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has insisted that unlike a digital euro, cryptocurrency has no underlying asset. It should be regulated to prevent people from losing their life savings by speculating on crypto assets, the top ECB official has suggested. Cryptocurrency...

Cyprus Drafts Crypto Rules, May Introduce Them Before EU Regulations

20.5.2022
Cyprus has prepared its own legislation to regulate crypto assets and is likely to adopt it before Europe finalizes a common regulatory framework, a government official has indicated. The authorities in Nicosia welcome the “careful” use of cryptocurrencies, he added. Government...

Digital euro could come as soon as 2026 — ECB official

16.5.2022
Commenting on the recent market volatility, Fabio Panetta also said stablecoins were still “vulnerable to runs,” just as investing in cryptocurrencies carried certain risks

Digital Euro Could Come Out Within Four Years, ECB's Panetta Says

16.5.2022
Peer-to-peer payments among friends could be a first test case, though no final decision’s yet taken, Fabio Panetta said of the central bank digital currency (CBDC)

CBDCs Are Likely to Make You Less Anonymous

15.5.2022
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming, while several are already here. For central banks, they provide a means of lubricating and digitalizing the global economy, with a November report from JPMorgan and Oliver Wyman concluding that CBDCs could save companies USD 100bn...

ECB lays out ‘anonymous’ digital euro as public opposes ‘slavecoins’

13.5.2022
The ECB drops another working paper on the digital euro causing more outrage from Europeans opposing a central bank digital currency

ECB Favors Transparency Over Privacy in Digital Euro Design, Presentation Reveals

5.5.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) leans toward a “transparent” digital euro over one that ensures a higher level of privacy for its users, a presentation devoted to the project has indicated. In the document, the monetary authority explores different privacy options for...

Proposed digital euro designs lack privacy options, ECB presentation shows

4.5.2022
Transactions via the EU’s prospective CBDC could be transparent to intermediaries, as any non-crypto digital transactions are

Eurosystem Seeks Providers of Prototype Payment Solutions for Digital Euro

1.5.2022
Eurozone’s monetary authority, the Eurosystem, is looking to enlist financial companies willing to develop front-end solutions for the digital euro. The plan is to carry out a “prototyping exercise” this year to test transactions to the back-end developed by the regulator....

ECB, Eurosystem begins experimental prototyping of digital euro customer interface

29.4.2022
Up to five banks or other payment services providers will be selected to participate without compensation in the development of the digital euro front end

Top ECB Official Ramps Up Anti-Crypto Rhetoric, Calls for Global Regulations

28.4.2022
Comparing the rise of crypto assets to the gold rush, a top executive at the European Central Bank has urged governments to take action to prevent “a lawless frenzy of risk-taking.” Speaking in the U.S., the ECB official called for a global regulatory clampdown on cryptocurrencies...