ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023

ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to the realization of the project in the fall of 2023. ECB to Develop […]

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Digital Euro to Handle ‘Almost Unlimited’ Payments, Estonian Central Bank Says After Test

Digital Euro to Handle ‘Almost Unlimited’ Payments, Estonian Central Bank Says After TestA blockchain-based digital euro would be highly scalable allowing it to process an almost unlimited number of payments, the central bank of Estonia has concluded following a recent experiment. Central banks from several euro area countries and the ECB participated in the test, which also professed to show the digital currency’s carbon footprint would be […]

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Digital Euro Project Gets Going as ECB Launches Investigation Phase

Digital Euro Project Gets Going as ECB Launches Investigation PhaseAfter months of deliberation, the European Central Bank has decided to proceed with a digital euro project. Officials insist the new version of Europe’s common currency should “ensure privacy” and provide access to “the safest form of money” at a “negligible” cost to the environment, in comparison with bitcoin. Eurosystem Initiates Digital Euro Project The […]

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