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ECB Promotes Digital Euro as a Sovereign Cash Alternative

[Jul 11 5:30 AM] Piero Cipollone, member of the ECB executive board, highlighted the relevance of the digital euro for the health of sovereign payments in Europe. He also remarked that such a solution would maintain banks in the financial loop, while stablecoins…

ECB Slashes Rates Again—While the Fed Stands Frozen

[Jun 5 2:30 PM] The European Central Bank (ECB) trimmed its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Thursday, June 5, 2025, reducing the deposit rate from 2.25% to 2.0%. In contrast, the odds of the U.S. Federal Reserve delivering a rate cut remain faint at best…

ECB Prepping the Ground for Digital Euro Launch

[Mar 18 4:00 PM] Bitcoin Magazine ECB Prepping the Ground for Digital Euro Launch The European Central Bank (ECB) is laying the groundwork for the probable launch of its wholesale and retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Digital Euro. Christine Lagarde…

ECB Official Warns: US Crypto Policies Could Ignite Global Crisis

[Mar 18 3:30 AM] The U.S. is “sowing the seeds of future upheavals,” an ECB official warns, claiming its crypto policies could ignite the next global financial crisis and destabilize markets worldwide. ECB Official Blasts US Crypto Strategy European Central Bank…

Forget the ECB — Czechia Should Embrace Bitcoin on Its Own Terms

[Jan 31 10:15 AM] The Czech National Bank (CNB) is considering adding Bitcoin to its national reserves, with Governor Aleš Michl proposing to allocate up to 5% of the country’s €140 billion reserves to the cryptocurrency. If approved, this move would make the CNB…

Sanctions Backfire: European Exporters Suffer More Than Russia

[Oct 22, 2024 5:30 AM] European sanctions against Russia are impacting small European exporters, particularly in Italy, more severely than Russia itself, according to Ferdinando Pelazzo, president of the Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce. Small and medium-sized…

What The ECB Gets Wrong About Bitcoin

[Oct 21, 2024 4:37 PM] Follow Frank on X. Last week, Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf of the European Central Bank (ECB) published a paper entitled “The distributional consequences of Bitcoin” in which they made a host of dubious claims about Bitcoin.The notions that…

Privacy Fears Undermine Support for Digital Euro in Germany

[Aug 18, 2024 12:30 AM] Skepticism about the digital euro is strong in Germany, especially among older citizens who prioritize privacy and security in financial transactions. Many Germans remain resistant to the idea of a digital currency, with about half unable to…