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The EU Council has agreed its negotiating stance on introducing a digital euro and reinforcing the legal tender status of cash. The Council of the European Union announced its position on two key proposals: a regulation to enable the issuance of a digital euro and a regulation to safeguard the role of euro cash across … Read more
European Central Bank outlines comprehensive strategy for digital euro implementation, targeting first issuance by 2029 with pilot exercises beginning in 2027. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced its comprehensive digital euro strategy on December 9, 2025, detailing plans to develop a digital currency that complements physical cash while addressing Europe’s strategic technological independence. The proposed … Read more
Ten major european banks collaborate to develop regulated digital euro payment solution through newly established Qivalis entity. BNP Paribas has joined a consortium of ten European banks to launch a euro-backed stablecoin through Qivalis, a dedicated entity established in the Netherlands. The consortium has submitted an application for an electronic money license with the Dutch … Read more
The ECB says rapid stablecoin growth raises financial-stability concerns for the euro area despite currently limited local exposure. The European Central Bank (ECB) on Monday published a report authored by Senne Aerts, Claudia Lambert and Elisa Reinhold noting that global stablecoin market capitalization now exceeds $280 billion and is dominated by US dollar-denominated tokens ( … Read more
The Italian Banking Association supports a digital-euro central bank digital currency (CBDC) while urging that investment costs be spread over time. Italian banks, led by the Italian Banking Association (ABI), say they support the European Central Bank’s (ECB) digital euro project, ABI General Manager Marco Elio Rottigni told a Florence press seminar on Nov. 8, … Read more
Strategy is amplifying its bitcoin-driven growth model with a bold new euro-denominated preferred stock offering, blending traditional finance and digital assets as it expands capital reserves, boosts investor yield potential, and deepens cryptocurrency exposure. Strategy Plans New Offering of Bitcoin-Linked 10% Series A Stream Preferred Stock Investor appetite for hybrid asset-backed securities is strengthening as … Read more
Europe accelerated its digital transformation as the European Central Bank advanced the digital euro into its next phase, setting the stage for technical readiness, future issuance, and a unified financial system built for global competitiveness and innovation. ECB Advances Digital Euro Project The European Union’s move toward digital financial infrastructure reached a key turning point … Read more
French banking group ODDO BHF has launched EUROD, a euro-denominated stablecoin aimed at bridging traditional finance with blockchain-based settlements and payments. The move marks the institution’s official entry into the digital asset market. ODDO BHF Steps Into Crypto With EUROD EUROD is among the first stablecoins issued by a regulated European bank and is designed … Read more
Bringin, which bills itself as “Europe’s most complete Bitcoin app,” launched on the App Store and Google Play, combining a self-custodial Lightning wallet, a personal Euro IBAN with SEPA support, a Visa card for everyday spending, and instant BTC-to-EUR swaps. The app is positioned to let users hold their own private keys while using bitcoin … Read more
Piero Cipollone, member of the ECB Executive Board, delivered a keynote at the Baltic conference “Payments & Policy in a Changing Environment,” arguing the digital euro is essential to preserve Europeans’ ability to use sovereign money as transactions go increasingly digital. Cipollone framed the digital euro as an extension of central bank money that would … Read more
