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EU Puts Brakes on Legislation for Digital Euro – What's Going On?
20.6.2023
The European Union was nearing the originally scheduled date for implementing the legislation required for a digital euro, slated for June 28th, just over a week from today, June 20th.
However, with the deadline looming, the EU has opted to temporarily put the bill on hold.
The delay came after...
Fear of a digital euro prompts Slovakia to add cash rule to constitution
19.6.2023
Slovakia’s parliament passed a measure to amend its constitution to codify the right of its citizens to pay for goods and services with cash
EU Legislation for Digital Euro Is Put on Hold: Source
19.6.2023
A bill covering privacy and distribution of the central bank digital currency, originally scheduled for June 28, will be delayed
EU Draft Law Focused on Privacy in Using a Digital Euro Offline: CoinDesk
16.6.2023
A proposed digital euro would have to be usable offline from day one to safeguard privacy, according to a draft law obtained by CoinDesk.
“The digital euro shall be available for both online and offline digital euro payment transactions as of the first issuance of the digital euro,” according...
EU’s Leaked Digital Euro Bill Outlaws Interest, Large Holdings, Programmability
15.6.2023
The central bank digital currency must be usable offline from day 1 to safeguard privacy, the draft law says
European Central Bank Would Need To Set Limits on Use of Digital Euro Under Draft Proposal: Bloomberg
14.6.2023
The European Union’s executive branch will unveil plans for a digital euro that would require the European Central Bank to set limits on its use, according to a report from Bloomberg News.
The ECB would have to decide on the instruments needed to ensure financial stability, according to a draft...
European Central Bank Wraps Up Digital Euro Prototypes; Decision on Development Awaits
31.5.2023
As part of the investigation phase of its digital euro project, the European Central Bank (ECB), which serves as the European Union’s central bank, has released two reports on the institution’s market research and prototyping exercise.
The Eurosystem, which includes the ECB and the national...
Today in Crypto: Key App Reveals Bridge Connecting Solana & Ethereum, ECB Publishes Two Reports on Digital Euro, Russia Abandons National Crypto Exchange Plans, CoinEx Launches BitHK
30.5.2023
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ECB Finalizes Digital Euro Prototypes as Development Decision Looms
30.5.2023
The central bank has examined the use of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts for its potential new digital currency
ECB sums up digital euro prototyping exercise as it nears possible pilot launch
26.5.2023
The European Central Bank exercise looked at a variety of use cases, most of which were quite satisfactory, as well as the use of self-custodied wallets
European bankers on digital euro: 'ECB has no interest in users’ personal data'
28.4.2023
While anonymity still stands as the core issue of European CBDC, the inevitable competition with private banks also raises questions
ECB Probes Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets
28.4.2023
Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems in seeking to keep pace with digital innovation as they explore central bank digital currencies
Don’t Cap Digital Euro Holdings, European Parliament Study Says
26.4.2023
The paper turns on its head conventional wisdom that limits are needed to avoid supplanting the banking system
ECB’s Panetta Reinforces Digital Euro Focus on Payments
26.4.2023
Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), announced the digital euro project was entering its final phase. Before the committee on economic and monetary affairs of the European Parliament, Panetta stated that the digital euro, if approved, would be focused...
European Central Bank: Digital Euro to Offer 'Maximum Privacy,' Though Not as Much as Cash
25.4.2023
A new central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Europe would be designed with privacy in mind, although it would never be as private as cash is, according to a European Central Bank (ECB) official.
Speaking before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on Monday,...
ECB considers digital euro access, distribution in third design progress report
24.4.2023
The digital euro, if it is created, will be available to Eurozone users first through familiar onboarding procedures
Lawmakers Could Still Nix Digital Euro, ECB’s Panetta Says
24.4.2023
The ECB wants the CBDC to be universally accepted, and usable by those without bank accounts, the central banker said
European Parliament report recommends researching, but not launching, digital euro
19.4.2023
A European economist has found that a digital euro would be a problem without a solution; just wait and see, he suggested
EU Lawmakers Skeptical on Digital Euro Plans
19.4.2023
Members of the European Parliament seem nonplussed as they are set to consider legislation for a central bank digital currency
Despite Using Euro, Montenegro to Develop Own Digital Currency With Ripple
13.4.2023
Montenegro intends to create and issue its own digital currency with help from U.S.-based crypto company Ripple. The Southeast European nation, which adopted the euro unilaterally, is moving to realize the plan despite the eurozone developing a digital version of the common currency. Monetary...