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Crypto’s Sanction-Slipping Power: Why Bitcoin’s Neutrality Is Its Greatest Humanitarian Asset

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Decentralized networks such as Bitcoin’s don’t know national allegiance, they only know math. And when you’re trying to get your savings out of an ATM, or send a payment to relatives in a war-torn environment, someone else’s politics is the last…

ECB Chief Lagarde Says Digital Euro Will Not Replace Cash — But Could Offer Convenient, Cost-Free Means of Payment

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The president of the European Central Bank (EKP), Christine Lagarde, says that a digital euro will not replace cash but would complement it. “A digital euro would give you an additional choice about how to pay and make it easier to…

European Commission to Launch Digital Euro Consultations in March, Propose Bill Early Next Year

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The executive arm of the EU is gearing up to start public consultations on the digital euro project next month. The European Commission will also prepare new legislation to establish the legal basis for the digital version of the common European…

Eurosystem Approves New Oversight Framework Concerning Crypto Services

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The monetary authority of the euro area, the Eurosystem, has introduced a new framework for overseeing electronic payments, including services related to crypto assets. The new set of rules will complement upcoming EU regulations for cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. ECB Aims for…

Italian Payments Giant Nexi Involved in Digital Euro Project

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Nexi, a leading European payments company, is reportedly giving advice to the European Central Bank (EKP) related to the digital euro project. The announcement was made by Nexi’s CEO Paolo Bertoluzzo, who also gave his opinion about the future of central…

BIS Asks Central Banks to Urgently Develop CBDCs to Compete With Crypto Assets

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The head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, Benoît Cœuré, has urged central banks to act now on central bank digital currencies (CBDC-d) to compete with initiatives in the private sector, including cryptocurrencies. “CBDCs will take years to…