Digital Euro

ECB

ECB’s Christine Lagarde Says ‘Speculative’ Bitcoin Needs Global Regulation

Tanzeel AkhtarJan 13, 2021

In a speech at a Reuters online event Wednesday, Lagarde said bitcoin was a "highly speculative" asset.

Digital Euro

Italian Banks Start Experiments With Digital Euro Built on Blockchain Tech

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 22, 2020

The Italian Banking Association said the work would help financial institutions prepare for the future.

Digital Euro

European Commission, ECB Unite to Consider Potential Pitfalls of the Digital Euro

Tanzeel AkhtarJan 20, 2021

The digital euro project may get underway in mid-2021 after a period of review.

Digital Euro

Bank of France’s Deputy Governor Discusses CBDC Progress, Regulatory Changes

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 12, 2020

The Bank of France’s deputy governor said there has been a “hands-on approach” with the bank’s experiment to launch a digital euro for the general public.

Digital Euro

Mass Adoption of a Digital Euro Could Be a ‘Clear Negative’ for Europe’s Banks: BofA

Jaspreet KalraDec 9, 2020

A Bank of America report on a possible mass-adopted digital euro noted that such movement could spell difficulty for commercial banks that could see some of their deposits migrate to the European Central Bank.

Digital Euro

CBDCs

ECB’s Lagarde Has ‘Hunch’ Digital Euro Will Launch in 2-4 Years

Bradley Keoun

ECB President Christine Lagarde says the impetus for a central bank digital currency could come from the need to facilitate cross-border finance.

Digital Euro

Bank of Spain to Weigh Digital Currency Design Proposals, ‘Implications’ Through 2021

Danny Nelson

The "priority" research comes as Spain weighs a global pivot to digital economies.

Digital Euro

Digital Euro Within Decade ‘Very Likely,’ Says Finland’s Chief Central Banker

Danny Nelson

Olli Rehn believes a digital euro "in one form or another" is all but inevitable.

CBDCs

Inside the Estonian CBDC Experiment That Could Shape the Digital Euro

Ian Allison

How the firm helping lead Estonia's central bank digital currency research is approaching a mass-market crypto coin.

CBDC

European Central Bank Moves to Trademark ‘Digital Euro’

Danny Nelson

The EU's central bank has laid a claim to the phrase "digital euro" before deciding whether to actually issue one.

Christine Lagarde

Digital Euro Would Provide Alternative to Cryptos, ECB President Lagarde Says

Daniel Palmer

A digital euro for retail payments would "ensure that sovereign money remains at the core of European payment systems," according to Lagarde.