ECB officials prepare for ‘harmonization’ of crypto regulations: Report
Regulators from 19 EU member states will reportedly attend a supervisory board meeting in July to discuss MiCA and its possible implementation.
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ECB Considers Capping Digital Euro in Circulation at 4,000 per Capita, Panetta Reveals
With concerns about financial stability in mind, the European Central Bank (ECB) plans to limit digital euro holdings, according to Board Member Fabio Panetta. The plan is to have a…
ECB Survey Finds 10% of Eurozone Households Own Crypto Assets
One in every 10 households in six eurozone countries has acquired cryptocurrencies, the European Central Bank (ECB) has found with a new survey. While the richest are most likely to…
ECB: One in ten households in eurozone population centers now own cryptocurrency
The survey took place in the EU's major economic areas such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
ECB: High Correlation Casts Doubt Over Crypto’s Usefulness in Portfolio Diversification
Amid fears of recession and rising inflation, the cryptocurrency industry witnessed the entry of many new participants who bought digital assets to diversify portfolios. But the latest declines are hitting…
Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when central banks shill their coins at the expense of sounder…
Cryptocurrency Is ‘Based on Nothing,’ Should Be Regulated, ECB’s Lagarde Says
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has insisted that unlike a digital euro, cryptocurrency has no underlying asset. It should be regulated to prevent people from losing their…
Cyprus Drafts Crypto Rules, May Introduce Them Before EU Regulations
Cyprus has prepared its own legislation to regulate crypto assets and is likely to adopt it before Europe finalizes a common regulatory framework, a government official has indicated. The authorities…
Digital euro could come as soon as 2026 — ECB official
Commenting on the recent market volatility, Fabio Panetta also said stablecoins were still “vulnerable to runs,” just as investing in cryptocurrencies carried certain risks.
ECB lays out ‘anonymous’ digital euro as public opposes ‘slavecoins’
The ECB drops another working paper on the digital euro causing more outrage from Europeans opposing a central bank digital currency.