Privacy most important factor for digital euro, ECB survey finds
Among the responses, the bank said it had received a number of helpful technical contributions on how best to realize the digital euro.
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The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 39: Celebrity investors eye next NFT, Tokenized releases API, and Japan takes first step to future with digital yen
A list of celebrity tech investors is looking into the latest buzzword in the blockchain industry—non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
ECB chief: Digital euro could take 4 years
ECB President Christine Lagarde set out the intricate decision making process involved for the bank in a Bloomberg interview, in which she indicated it may be 2025 before any digital currency would be ready.
ECB exec proposes penalty for hoarding digital euro
Fabio Panetta wants a €3,000 threshold for digital euro users to hold, beyond which they would incur a penalty, such as negative interest rates.
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 21: ECB predicts digital euro rollout, SEC chair steps down, Ark launches
In this episode of CoinGeek Pulse, we hear some encouraging news coming from the European Central Bank.
ECB president predicts digital euro in 2-4 years
The European Central Bank is in the process of a consultation on a digital euro, with a decision on whether to move forward with the central bank digital currency set for January 2021.
Estonia central bank talks CBDC research project, combating digital currency fraud
Rainer Olt, head of Payments and Settlement Systems Department, said Eesti Pank wants to “address and overcome the bottlenecks of DLTs for bearer CBDC.
European Central Bank digital euro report: ‘We should be prepared to issue’
The report suggests that the bank would be open to considering both centralized and decentralized models for the digital currency.
Italy’s bank association wants to pilot digital euro
The ABI recognizes that the world, as well as money, is evolving and adapting to the digital lifestyles that many people live.
Banque de France announces successful ‘digital euro’ test
The central bank ran a transaction involving settling €40 million of bonds issued as security tokens in exchange for digital euros.
600-member Italian banking association begins digital euro experiment
The Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI) will be studying the technical feasibility of a digital euro as well as what sets it apart from the existing payment methods.
