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European Union finalizes law for DLT-backed tokenized securities pilot regime
The European Parliament and Council have finalized laws that will regulate a planned pilot project to test the use of...
ECB President Christine Lagarde slams digital currencies while backing CBDCs
Christine Lagarde remarked that digital currencies are highly speculative and very risky assets, but backed that the central bank will...
EU commissioner calls for global collaboration in digital assets regulation
In an opinion piece published in the Hill, Mairead McGuiness shared that digital assets offer many opportunities for innovation but...
ECB board member likens Bitcoin and digital currencies to Ponzi schemes
Fabio Panetta called the industry the Wild West, dubbed the dominant narrative in the industry "illusory," and even stated that...
European Commission receives 10,000+ comments on digital euro, most in opposition
The comment period has been open for just two weeks, but the comments have been piling up, with Germans dominating...
EU committees approve new draft rules to increase monitoring of digital asset transactions
Two EU Parliamentary Committees have approved draft legislation to allow greater traceability and monitoring of blockchain wallet transactions that some...