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Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says

[Dec 22, 2022 9:30 AM] Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated. His statements follow the latest rate increase announced by the monetary authority last week…

Digital euro settlement, distribution options detailed in latest progress report

[Dec 21, 2022 1:05 PM] The ECB is continuing its digital euro investigation with more pieces of the potential system filled in, but no commitment to blockchain technology or even its issuance has been made.

ECB Hikes Interest Rates by 50bps; Signals Need for Further Hikes to Fight Inflation

[Dec 16, 2022 12:30 AM] The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to hike three of its key interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5%) as part of its ongoing war against inflation. The organization stated that further increases are likely to happen “because inflation…

ECB official proposes ban on tokens with an 'excessive ecological footprint'

[Dec 7, 2022 2:30 PM] EU officials previously rejected an outright ban on crypto mining, but the Markets in Crypto Assets bill could require firms to report any potential environmental impact.

European Bitcoin Company Relai Reports Record Volumes Despite ECB’s Bitcoin Warning

[Dec 2, 2022 1:53 PM] Despite a recent warning from European politicians on the dangers of bitcoin, the Swiss-based bitcoin app has published record results this month.Relai, a Swiss company that provides a non-custodial bitcoin wallet app, has reported that November…

No, Christine Lagarde, Inflation Did Not “Come From Nowhere”

[Dec 1, 2022 7:38 PM] ECB President Christine Lagarde declared that inflation "came from nowhere,” yet Bitcoiners know this isn’t really the case.This is an opinion editorial by Federico Rivi, an independent journalist and author of the Bitcoin Train newsletter.We are…

Total crypto market-cap hits $850M as Bitcoin and altcoins recover from FTX’s collapse

[Nov 30, 2022 4:09 PM] The total crypto market recovers some lost ground as the contagion risks associated with FTX’s collapse begin to look resolvable.

ECB Blog Post Insists This Is ‘Bitcoin’s Last Stand,’ Officials Claim BTC Is Headed Toward ‘Irrelevance’

[Nov 30, 2022 12:30 PM] On Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, a blog post published by the European Central Bank (ECB) discusses bitcoin and the authors Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf seem to believe its “bitcoin’s last stand.” The ECB authors further…

ECB president reiterates calls for 'MiCA II' in response to FTX collapse

[Nov 28, 2022 3:55 PM] In June, Christine Lagarde said a potential MiCA II framework “should regulate the activities of crypto-asset staking and lending, which are definitely increasing.”

Brussels to Put Out Digital Euro Law Shortly, ECB’s Lagarde Says

[Nov 9, 2022 8:30 PM] The European Commission is going to present a legislative proposal for a digital euro in the near future, President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has indicated. EU legislators are expected to define the new currency’s legal tender…