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October 18, 2023

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May 19, 2023

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EU Parliament Economic and Monetary Policies Unit Cautions ECB on Digital Currency Launch

Fintech Schweiz Digital Finance News

"The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering launching a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), seeking improved payment efficiency, innovation and monetary sovereignty. However, there are several concerns about whether a so-called digital euro would be a good idea. Against this backdrop, the central bank should refrain from issuing a CBDC hastily, and should wait until new favorable elements in favor of the initiative emerge, a new paper by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit, a department within the European Parliament responsible for monitoring and analyzing economic and monetary policies, says."
Tags: European Central Bank

May 11, 2023

On the web

Companies

EU Could Veto Large Stablecoins During MiCA Approval Process, Regulator Signals

Coindesk

"Central banks should veto large stablecoins if they have fears they could upend monetary policy, the chair of the European Banking Authority (EBA) has said, citing fears that the use of permissionless blockchains could prove financially unsound. EBA Chairperson José Manuel Campa will in the coming months be setting out the detailed rules to implement the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA), a landmark framework that will require stablecoin issuers to gain a license and hold suitable reserves."
Tags: European Central Bank

May 9, 2023

On the web

Companies

EU Parliament Economic and Monetary Policies Unit Cautions ECB on Digital Currency Launch

Fintech Schweiz Digital Finance News

"The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering launching a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), seeking improved payment efficiency, innovation and monetary sovereignty. However, there are several concerns about whether a so-called digital euro would be a good idea. Against this backdrop, the central bank should refrain from issuing a CBDC hastily, and should wait until new favorable elements in favor of the initiative emerge, a new paper by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit, a department within the European Parliament responsible for monitoring and analyzing economic and monetary policies, says."
Tags: European Central Bank

January 24, 2023

On the wires

Companies

Digital Euro Will be Free But Limited in Scope, ECB says

Reuters

The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central Bank does not want to keep any personal data on its users, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said on Monday. The ECB is working on a digital version of its currency and is in the process of outlining the broader design, also hoping to alleviate concerns that the digital currency could disrupt the financial system and give the central bank too much data on citizens.

Tags: European Central Bank

January 23, 2023

On the web

Global

Introductory Statement by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament

European Central Bank

Our investigation into a digital euro started more than a year ago. Closely involving the European Parliament in the investigation phase has been a priority for the ECB from day one. Over the course of 2022, we regularly discussed key design options in this Committee...People’s payment behaviour is changing at an unprecedented speed: over the past three years, cash payments in the euro area have dropped from 72% to 59%, with digital payments becoming increasingly popular (Chart 1).
Tags: European Central Bank

January 10, 2023

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Companies

European Central Bank Proposes Digital Euro Design Options

US Gold Bureau

"The European Central Bank (ECB) proposed a series of design and distribution options for a digital Euro. The proposal lays out how  the Eurosystem and banks would issue, distribute, and settle transactions using the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC). The latest proposals are in the recent progress report the ECB filed on a two-year digital Euro investigation project commenced in July of 2021. The investigative phase consists of many components including five separate tests with major banks and retailers like Amazon."
Tags: European Central Bank
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