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(When) Will the digital euro be launched?
By Alexander Bechtel and Jonas Gross The introduction of the digital euro is delayed. Now, for the first time, the European Parliament has presented a concrete timeline. On the journey toward the digital euro, Piero Cipollone and Fernando Navarrete are essentially sitting in the same boat – yet they’re steering in opposite directions. While Cipollone,…
Trump’s crypto policy triggers dispute between ECB and EU Commission
By Alexander Bechtel The ECB and the European Commission are wrestling over the future of stablecoin regulation. It is also about the digital euro – and whether Europe is promoting innovation or slowing itself down in the race for digital sovereignty. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission are not known for discussing…
The digital euro is more than money
By Alexander Bechtel and Manuel Klein The ECB’s digital euro project is entering the next round. The success of the project also depends on the ECB’s willingness to use the private sector’s strengths. In mid-October, the European Central Bank (ECB) launched the next phase of its project to introduce the digital euro. During this so-called…