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ECB to warn eurozone nations over fragmentation of digital assets regulations: report

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9 July, 2022

ECB to warn eurozone nations over fragmentation of digital assets regulations: report

The European Central Bank wants to issue stern warnings to eurozone countries about the necessity of "harmonizing" digital assets regulations,...

ECB head Christine Lagarde calls for regulation of staking and decentralized finance lending

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Wahid Pessarlay

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28 June, 2022

ECB head Christine Lagarde calls for regulation of staking and decentralized finance lending

While commending efforts made to regulate digital currencies in the EU's MiCA bill, the head of the European Central Bank...

Digital euro issuance would be capped at €1.5T, ECB’s Fabio Panetta says

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Steve Kaaru

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20 June, 2022

Digital euro issuance would be capped at €1.5T, ECB’s Fabio Panetta says

Fabio Panetta says that this would limit the risk of disintermediation of the banking system should the majority of people...

ECB President Christine Lagarde slams digital currencies while backing CBDCs

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Wahid Pessarlay

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26 May, 2022

ECB President Christine Lagarde slams digital currencies while backing CBDCs

Christine Lagarde remarked that digital currencies are highly speculative and very risky assets, but backed that the central bank will...

ECB publishes privacy options for its planned digital euro

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Wahid Pessarlay

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9 May, 2022

ECB publishes privacy options for its planned digital euro

The European Central Bank has published a report presenting the privacy options it is considering in the development of a...

European Commission receives 10,000+ comments on digital euro, most in opposition

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Steve Kaaru

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24 April, 2022

European Commission receives 10,000+ comments on digital euro, most in opposition

The comment period has been open for just two weeks, but the comments have been piling up, with Germans dominating...

European Commission launches consultation on digital euro

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Steve Kaaru

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15 April, 2022

European Commission launches consultation on digital euro

The commission wants to hear from finance specialists on their needs and expectations for a digital euro, its role in...

European Commission: Digital euro bill due for early 2023

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Gavin Lucas

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15 February, 2022

European Commission: Digital euro bill due for early 2023

The European Commission also said that the bill proposed in early 2023 would serve as the legal foundation for the...

ECB expands PISA framework to cover digital currencies and stablecoins

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Steve Kaaru

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26 November, 2021

ECB expands PISA framework to cover digital currencies and stablecoins

The Governing Council of the ECB has published a new oversight framework that will cover digital currencies and promised even...

ECB welcomes 30 members to new digital euro advisory group

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Ed Drake

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2 November, 2021

ECB welcomes 30 members to new digital euro advisory group

Appointed members of the Digital Euro Market Advisory Group will advise on matters relating to the development of a digital...

Digital euro project adds Italian payments provider Nexi

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David Abel

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2 October, 2021

Digital euro project adds Italian payments provider Nexi

Nexi is one of the biggest payments companies in Europe, the company offers payments services for other banks while also...

‘No guarantees’ on digital euro, ECB advisor says

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Ed Drake

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18 September, 2021

‘No guarantees’ on digital euro, ECB advisor says

Jürgen Schaaf said the test phase is still in trial for the technology and banks would experiment with digital currency...

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