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ECB President: Europe Has Fallen Behind in the Digital Payments Race
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said a digital euro can place the region at the cutting edge of innovation but it may have fallen behind in the global compet...
ECB President Christine Lagarde.

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First Mover: ECB Stimulus May Offer Market Hope After Bitcoin Fails (Again) to Break $10K
After another failure above the $10,000 mark, some bitcoin traders are now looking ahead to this week's European Central Bank meeting, where authorities could commit to an ext...
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The European Central Bank is looking into what would be required for a retail-focused central bank digital currency, Executive Board Member Yves Mersch said in his opening to Consensus: Distributed Monday. (Credit: CoinDesk)
'Game-Changer' Retail Digital Currency Now European Central Bank's Focus, Board Member Says
The European Central Bank is looking into what a retail central bank digital currency form of the euro might look like, executive member Yves Mersch said.
The European Central Bank is looking into what would be required for a retail-focused central bank digital currency, Executive Board Member Yves Mersch said in his opening to Consensus: Distributed Monday. (Credit: CoinDesk)

“We as central banks must and want to take up this call for innovation at a time when private initiatives" are accelerating, said Banque de France's Governor François Villeroy de Galhau (Image via Wikimedia Commons)
French Central Bank Puts Out Call for Digital Currency Experiments
France's central bank is calling for digital currency proposals with an experiment that moves it to the front of Europe's CBDC debate.
“We as central banks must and want to take up this call for innovation at a time when private initiatives" are accelerating, said Banque de France's Governor François Villeroy de Galhau (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde
ECB's Lagarde: We Want to Develop Digital Currencies but Won't Discourage Private Initiatives
Lagarde said the ECB will continue researching CBDCs and will not stand in the way of any private initiatives.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

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Facebook's Social Media Platforms May Give Libra Unfair Advantage, Says ECB's Lagarde
Facebook could leverage its social media platform to block out competitors, according to Christine Lagarde.
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'Anonymity Vouchers' Could Bring Limited Privacy to CBDCs: ECB Report
Europe's central bankers have developed an "anonymity voucher" to give prospective CBDC users limited privacy in their retail transactions.
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Why the ECB Is Getting in on the Stablecoin Game
Discussing the ECB's recent stablecoin comments, the resurfacing of some prominent 2017 token projects and a debate: Is crypto for criminals?
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MARKETS DAILY: Casualties Ahead in the Cryptocurrency Mining Arms Race
On another down day, we're talking U.S. warnings on digital assets, a brief history of troubled but systemically important stablecoin "Tether", and a look at the arms-race in...
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ECB Official Says Digital Currency Could Be an Alternative to Cash
A digital currency could ensure that citizens remain able to use central bank money even if cash is eventually no longer used, according to Benoît Cœuré.
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