Business 3 September 2019

European Central Bank exec slams Libra as ‘cartel-like’

Luxembourg lawyer and ECB executive board member Yves Mersch called Facebook out on its crypto whose central governance will be its greatest impediment.

Business 30 August 2019

European Central Bank voices concern over stablecoins

The European Central Bank isn’t too confident about the ability of stablecoins to function in a financial world because of the lack of international regulations is going to cause issues.

Business 8 August 2019

European Central Bank to refine monitoring of crypto transactions

The ECB feels crypto might pose the biggest threat to stability, and seeks to monitor all of its transactions.

Business 11 July 2019

EU central bank says BTC ‘not a currency’

The European Central Bank appeared to double down on its previous criticisms of BTC as part of its regular #AskECB sessions on Twitter.

Business 8 July 2019

European Central Bank tells regulators to hurry up before Libra launch

European Central Bank authorities feel the current pace of regulators just won’t cut it with Libra on the way.

Business 8 July 2019

Is Christine Lagarde ready to propose global crypto regulation?

Christine Lagarde is now the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) and this could prove to be extremely beneficial for crypto.

Business 22 May 2019

EU central bank: Cryptos aren’t money, not a threat

The EU central bank just doesn’t think cryptos are at a state where they can be used as money, and won’t worry about it until they think it is.

Business 8 November 2017

European Central Bank ‘not ignoring’ cryptocurrency

A representative of the European Central Bank has confirmed the bank is not ignoring cryptocurrencies, despite moves elsewhere in the world to more readily embrace the technology.