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Private Payment System for Central Bank Digital Currency Possible, Says ECB

Recent research by the European Central Bank (ECB) claims that it is possible to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) payment system that protects user privacy.Per the report dubbed “Exploring anonymity in central bank digital currencies,” the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) established a proof-of-concept (PoC) for

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ECB President Calls for Clear Objectives of its Digital Currency by Next Year

The European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, addressed the ECB’s top brass, saying that the bank needs to outline the objectives of its upcoming cryptocurrency project before the development and the technical process begins, at a conference on Thursday.The European Central Bank is expected to have a thoroughly detailed set

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ECB Embraces Own Stablecoin Dismissing Bitcoin’s Classic Principles

European Central Bank’s head (and former International Monetary Fund’s head) Christine Lagarde said that the stablecoins market is gaining momentum and the officials need to keep up with changes:“My personal conviction is that giving the developments we are seeing, not so much in the bitcoin segment, but in the stablecoins projects.

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ECB Digital Euro in Development & Trump Talks Negative Rates With FED

The European Central Bank under the new leadership of Legarde, has confirmed work on the digital Euro is underway with ‘several options’ being considered. This news comes as numerous countries also announced their intention to move from fiat to digital currencies moving towards a cashless society everywhere. My message is that while

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ECB: Cryptocurrency Cannot Be Created By Member States, What This Means For Crypto

The European Central Bank (ECB) has attacked plans for an Estonian state-operated cryptocurrency.  ECB President, Mario Draghi shut down any talk of the proposal by saying about crypto assets:“No member state can introduce its own currency…The currency of the euro zone is the euro.”Many observers theorize that Draghi’s response is

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ECB Questions Stablecoin Stability Amidst Regulatory Uncertainties

Stablecoins are not immune to uncertainties. Those are the sentiments shared by the European Central Bank (ECB). According to the regulator, stablecoin stability could be hampered by the uncertainties stemming from the lack of regulations. Uncertainties The fact that regulatory pressures do affect fiat currencies is one of the tailwinds that could take

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