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Decentralization and Data Privacy: What a Digital Euro Should Prioritize
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Privacy
Decentralization and Data Privacy: What a Digital Euro Should Prioritize
HEC Paris Affiliate Professor Marina Niforos discusses the European Union’s plans for a digital euro, addressing user privacy concerns of a centralized digital currency. Plus,...
Decentralization and Data Privacy: What a Digital Euro Should Prioritize
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 5, 2022 at 3:14 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2022
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The European Commission's Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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EU Consultation Looks at Issues With a Digital Euro
The union's executive branch got the ball rolling Tuesday on the legislation needed to issue such a currency.
The European Commission's Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Apr 5, 2022 at 1:03 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2022
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SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application
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Bitcoin
SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application
CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) continued streak of rejecting bitcoin spot...
SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 4, 2022 at 3:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2022
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The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
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Europe's CBDC Designers Wrestle With Privacy Issues
The European Central Bank will likely to opt for a centralized solution for its new digital euro, raising questions about state snooping.
The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Apr 4, 2022 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2022
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Where Europe Fits in a Tech-Powered World
A reading of two pieces on Europe, technology and regulation.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Apr 3, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2022
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First mover
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Risk-Off Rally
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 1, 2022.
The only thing exuberant about bitcoin's latest rally is the price going up. (Creative Commons)
By Omkar GodboleParikshit Mishra
Apr 1, 2022 at 4:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2022
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EU to Restrict Crypto Transactions, CFTC Eyes ‘Digital Commodity’ Regulation
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Regulation
EU to Restrict Crypto Transactions, CFTC Eyes ‘Digital Commodity’ Regulation
CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses why the European Parliament voted to move forward with a set of restrictive crypto policies, c...
EU to Restrict Crypto Transactions, CFTC Eyes ‘Digital Commodity’ Regulation
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 1, 2022 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2022
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Risk-Off Sentiment in Crypto Markets Following EU Parliament Vote
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Risk-Off Sentiment in Crypto Markets Following EU Parliament Vote
Jason Guthrie, WisdomTree head of digital assets for Europe, discusses his take on the recent sell-off in the crypto markets following the European Parliament passing legislat...
Risk-Off Sentiment in Crypto Markets Following EU Parliament Vote
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 1, 2022 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2022
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EU lawmaker Assita Kanko (Assita Kanko's office)
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I’m Not Anti-Crypto, Says Architect of Controversial EU Money Laundering Proposal
In an exclusive interview, Belgium’s Assita Kanko tells CoinDesk she just wants to stop anonymous payments being used for crime. Her claims seem unlikely to impress an industr...
EU lawmaker Assita Kanko (Assita Kanko's office)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 31, 2022 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2022
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EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation
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Regulation
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation
The European Union (EU) has moved forward with controversial measures to ban anonymous cryptocurrency transactions and possibly prohibit crypto exchanges between the EU and ta...
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation
By CoinDesk Staff
Mar 31, 2022 at 5:42 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2022
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