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ECB Picks Amazon, Nexi, 3 More to Prototype Digital Euro Apps

The European Central Bank plans to test how well the technology underlying a digital euro integrates with user interfaces developed by companies.

By Sandali Handagama

Sep 16, 2022 at 3:50 p.m. UTC

Sep 16, 2022

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Digital Euro Must Be Green, Private and Possibly Capped, National Officials Say

A leaked paper written by France, Germany and Italy, seen by CoinDesk, seeks to guide the European Central Bank’s plans for the digital currency

By Jack Schickler

Sep 15, 2022 at 4:24 p.m. UTC

Sep 15, 2022

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Digital Euro to Focus on Personal Use, Not Web3, EU Officials Say

The central bank digital currency could fail if it doesn't offer something more than what cash and credit cards do, industry representatives remarked.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 7, 2022 at 11:51 a.m. UTC

Sep 7, 2022

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Crypto Prices Are Fanned by Flawed Economics and Conspiracy Theories; CBDCs Are Immune: Bank of Finland Governor

While making a case for digital euro, Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn said central bank digital currencies won't be subject to the price volatility of private cryptos.

By Sandali Handagama

Aug 24, 2022 at 8:15 a.m. UTC

Aug 24, 2022

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Digital Euro Needs Curbs to Halt Lending Crunch, ECB Study Finds

The economic evidence appears to support calls to cap how much central bank digital currency people can hold, to stop them fleeing banks all together, the study suggests.

By Jack Schickler

Jul 28, 2022 at 11:06 a.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2022

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