Digital Euro

EU Officials: Digital Euro Focusing on Personal Use First, Not Web3
EU Officials: Digital Euro Focusing on Personal Use First, Not Web3
A retail digital euro will, in the first stage, only enable payments initiated by people, rather than allowing businesses to settle invoices, issue paychecks or be used in dec...
EU Officials: Digital Euro Focusing on Personal Use First, Not Web3

US and UK Falling Behind on Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption While China Expands E-CNY
US and UK Falling Behind on Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption While China Expands E-CNY
105 countries, representing over 95 percent of global GDP, are exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to the Atlantic Council. Director Josh Lipsky shares...
US and UK Falling Behind on Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption While China Expands E-CNY

Decentralization and Data Privacy: What a Digital Euro Should Prioritize
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

EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns
EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns
As the European Central Bank explores the development of a digital euro, designers might favor a centralized system that would inhibit people’s transaction privacy. “The Hash”...
EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns

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Ireland's Central Bank Governor Says Digital Euro Is 'Very Likely'
Introducing a digital euro would represent a "fundamental shift" in the eurozone's financial architecture, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf noted.
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Bank of Estonia Finds 'Unlimited' Potential in Digital Euro Test
Eesti Pank found a blockchain-based solution could support an almost unlimited numbers of payments being processed at the same time.
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European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project
European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project
The European Central Bank (ECB) said Wednesday it would move from discussion to exploration in its plans to develop a eurozone central bank digital currency (CBDC). “The Hash”...
European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project

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ECB Moves to Start Digital Euro Project
The ECB has been discussing the potential launch of a eurozone central bank digital currency since the beginning of the year.
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Morgan Stanley Says Digital Euro Could Deplete Bank Deposits by 8%: Report
Smaller countries such as Greece, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia would be hit the hardest.
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ECB Report Highlights Risks of Not Launching CBDC
There is a risk of domestic and cross-border payments being dominated by non-domestic providers with "artificial currencies," the report says.
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