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ECB official urges CBDC development for the good of cryptocurrency and consumers

European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Fabio Panetta, a vocal supporter of central bank digital currency (CBDC) and skeptic of cryptocurrency, presented his latest argument for the former on Jan. 5. Writing on the official ECB blog, he said that by developing CBDCs, central banks “will safeguard the trust on

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Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says – Finance Bitcoin News

Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated. His statements follow the latest rate increase announced by the monetary authority last week and revised projections showing higher than previously expected inflation in Europe ahead. ‘We

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ECB Hikes Interest Rates by 50bps; Signals Need for Further Hikes to Fight Inflation – Economics Bitcoin News

The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to hike three of its key interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5%) as part of its ongoing war against inflation. The organization stated that further increases are likely to happen “because inflation remains far too high and is projected to stay above the

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ECB official proposes ban on tokens with an ‘excessive ecological footprint’

Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), proposed banning crypto assets with a significant environmental impact as part of efforts to address risks.In written remarks for the Insight Summit at the London Business School on Dec. 7, Panetta said harmonizing taxation around crypto between global

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ECB president reiterates calls for ‘MiCA II’ in response to FTX collapse

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has once again called regulation and supervision of crypto an “absolute necessity” for the EU in the wake of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.At a Nov. 28 hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European

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