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ECB President Christine Lagarde slams digital currencies while backing CBDCs
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26 May, 2022

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
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7 May, 2022

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
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29 April, 2022

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
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24 April, 2022

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
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1 April, 2022

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...
EU to give digital asset oversight to new AML regulatory body: report
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1 March, 2022

EU to give digital asset oversight to new AML regulatory body: report

Germany will lead the formation of the new body and it’s expected to start operations in 2024, including oversight over...
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