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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...
ECB needs 'globally coordinated regulatory action' on crypto, says official
25.4.2022
One of Fabio Panetta’s concerns seemed to be how the ECB and lawmakers address the taxation of cryptoassets, describing current requirements as “minimal."
ECB's Panetta Blasts Crypto as ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Fueled by Greed
25.4.2022
The central banker compared crypto market dynamics to the 2008 financial crisis and called for extra regulation and taxes
'There are already digital means of payment:' EU Commission gets 11,000 public comments on CBDC project
19.4.2022
Less than two weeks after the consultation process' start, the prevalent mood in the comments section appears quite negative
ECB to Cease Bond Purchases in Q3, Lagarde Says EU’s Economic Rebound ‘Crucially Depends on How the Conflict Evolves’
14.4.2022
After the inflation rate in the eurozone reached a high of 7.5% in March, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the bank’s president Christine Lagarde explained on Thursday the central bank’s bond purchases will cease in Q3. Reiterating what she said at a press conference in Cyprus...
Bitcoin Fluctuates as European Central Bank Offers Cautious Tone on Monetary Policy Tightening
14.4.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) said it will stick to its plan to end its stimulus program and tighten monetary policy, but kept options open in light of uncertainty over the economic impact of the war in Ukraine. Bitcoin (BTC) reacted by moving slightly higher on the news before correcting...
ECB executive board member talks about current state of digital euro CBDC research
8.4.2022
Fabio Panetta outlined recent findings and remaining challenges while emphasizing the necessity of a well designed European CBDC
European Inflation Skyrockets to Record 7.5% — ECB Chief Lagarde Expects Energy Prices to ‘Stay Higher for Longer’
3.4.2022
While inflation continues to roar in the U.S., the inflation rate in the eurozone tapped another high last month reaching 7.5% in March. Energy and food prices have soared throughout the 19 member state economies, and ​​European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde expects energy...
ECB official suggests importance of physical stores accepting digital euro
30.3.2022
Findings from the ECB's focus groups said the public was more likely to accept a digital euro accepted in physical and online stores and allowed easy person-to-person payments
ECB Official Calls for ‘Less Tolerant’ Approach to Bitcoin ‘Gambling’
30.3.2022
Policymakers should take a "less tolerant" approach to technologies like Bitcoin, the European Central Bank’s Fabio Panetta said Wednesday, citing the high energy needed to generate new coins
Small Digital Euro Payments Won’t Need Laundering Checks, ECB Official Says
30.3.2022
AWAIT CONFIRMATION WEDS PM BRUSSELS TIME The proposals regarding the potential future central bank digital currency come as lawmakers prepare to scrap anonymous bitcoin payments
Crypto trading in rubles falls even as ECB warns again on sanctions
24.3.2022
A statement from ECB President Christine Lagarde labeling cryptocurrency a “threat” to global security seems at odds with the real world data and expert opinion
ECB Chief: Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Certainly’ Being Used to Circumvent Russian Sanctions
23.3.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) warns cryptocurrencies are being used to evade sanctions by Russians. ECB President Christine Lagarde warns crypto firms against becoming “accomplices” in the crime. ECB President Lagarde Is Certain About Crypto Being Used to Evade Russian Sanctions...
Crypto Remains a Threat: ECB Chief Christine Lagarde
22.3.2022
Crypto service providers are accomplices to circumventing Russia sanctions, Lagarde said during an appearance at the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Summit on Tuesday
ECB’s Lagarde Supports Acceleration of Digital Euro Work
10.3.2022
ECB President Christine Lagarde said the bank's digital euro task force is working hard to move the project forward, and she supports speeding up that process
US Inflation for February Hits 7.9%, ECB Slows Asset Purchases
10.3.2022
US inflation numbers hit 7.9% in February, up from 7.5% the month before, and in line with expectations. Bitcoin (BTC) immediately jumped higher on the news, before later reversing lower again.
“The 12-month increase has been steadily rising and is now the largest since the period ending...
Bitcoin Reverses Wednesday's Gain Ahead of ECB Rate Decision, US CPI
10.3.2022
Any unexpected move by the ECB could trigger a fall in the market, one trader said
Poll Suggests ECB May Wait Until Q4 to Raise Rates, Several Banks Expect a Series of Fed Rate Hikes This Year
7.3.2022
A recently published Reuters poll suggests the European Central Bank (ECB) may wait until the last quarter of the year (Q4) to raise its first interest rate in over ten years. The poll’s author details that after the conflict in Ukraine, “fewer economists” predict the ECB will...
Crypto’s Sanction-Slipping Power: Why Bitcoin’s Neutrality Is Its Greatest Humanitarian Asset
4.3.2022
Decentralized networks such as Bitcoin’s don’t know national allegiance, they only know math. And when you’re trying to get your savings out of an ATM, or send a payment to relatives in a war-torn environment, someone else’s politics is the last thing you want standing...