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Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
ECB Official Says Energy-Intensive Crypto Should Be Banned
Fabio Panetta also said that investors have been caught in a "bubble."
Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Bitcoin Is on 'Road to Irrelevance’: European Central Bank Staffers
Bitcoin Is on 'Road to Irrelevance’: European Central Bank Staffers
Ulrich Bindseil, director general market infrastructure and payments at the European Central Bank (ECB), along with Adviser Jürgen Schaff, called the current price action in t...
Bitcoin Is on 'Road to Irrelevance’: European Central Bank Staffers

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Bitcoin's Last Stand: ECB Staffers Say the Crypto Is on 'Road to Irrelevance'
Crypto regulation can be misunderstood as approval, the officials at the European Central Bank said.
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German Banks' Crypto Interest Is Limited as Industry Is Plagued by ‘Crooks,’ Regulator Says
Germany’s Bafin issued just four crypto custody licenses, said Mark Branson, who sits on the supervision arm of the European Central Bank
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The digital euro project manager at the ECB says the bank has sliced the elephantine task of developing the CBDC into smaller decisions. (Yuko Suzuki/EyeEm/Getty Images)
Slicing the Elephant: Inside the Design of a Digital Euro
There are plenty of decisions yet to be made about the landmark CBDC, the head of the ECB’s digital euro project, Evelien Witlox, tells CoinDesk.
The digital euro project manager at the ECB says the bank has sliced the elephantine task of developing the CBDC into smaller decisions. (Yuko Suzuki/EyeEm/Getty Images)

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ECB Official Defends Amazon’s Role in Testing a Digital Euro
Being independent in payments shouldn’t mean protectionism, central banker Jürgen Schaaf said.
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ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Collaboratore/Getty Images)
Digital Euro Could be More Popular Beyond EU's Borders: Lagarde
Authorities in the EU, U.S. and other jurisdictions need to compare notes on central bank digital currencies to regulate them better, according to the ECB chief.
ECB President Christine Lagarde (Thierry Monasse/Collaboratore/Getty Images)

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ECB Exploring Distributed Ledger Technology for Interbank Settlements: Panetta
A system that builds on existing interbank settlement infrastructure instead of one based entirely on DLT can be implemented "more rapidly" according to ECB executive board me...
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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.
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde (Ronald Wittek/Getty Images)
ECB Hikes Interest Rate 75 Basis Points as Inflation Hits
Crypto markets reacted calmly to the mammoth rise, but it may presage further aggressive action by central banks
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde (Ronald Wittek/Getty Images)