Digital Euro

Public blockchains can create ‘unprecedented efficiency’: ECB
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6 March, 2025

Public blockchains can create ‘unprecedented efficiency’: ECB

European Central Bank's Ulrich Bindseil is correct: scalable public blockchains are superior, and CBDCs could be minted on them.
Digital euro project expands while US remains against CBDC
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27 February, 2025

Digital euro project expands while US remains against CBDC

While the U.S. remains adamant about adopting a digital dollar, Europe advances its CBDC project, expanding it to settle transactions...
Digital euro eyed to counter Trump’s stablecoin push
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31 January, 2025

Digital euro eyed to counter Trump’s stablecoin push

With Donald Trump promoting USD-backed stablecoins, ECB's Cipollone chimes in, saying the eurozone needs a digital euro, drawing mixed reactions...
2024: Year in regulation for digital assets
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18 December, 2024

2024: Year in regulation for digital assets

In 2024, key trends in the blockchain space include global authorities focusing on regulating stablecoins, block reward mining, and enforcing...
Digital euro payments trials set for 2025: ECB
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12 November, 2024

Digital euro payments trials set for 2025: ECB

The final decision on the digital euro won’t be made until late 2025, and the results of the conditional payment...
Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial
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17 July, 2024

Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial

DekaBank issued the ‘crypto’ security on its SWIAT blockchain infrastructure, with the buyer—Metzler Bank—making the payment in the wholesale digital...