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Today in TechREG: ECB’s Official Praises Euro CBDC Over Stablecoins; New EU Credit Consumer Rules May Come by Summer 
Today in TechREG: ECB’s Official Praises Euro CBDC Over Stablecoins; New EU Credit Consumer Rules...
May 16, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechREG, two top officials of central banks have criticized crypto assets and the disruption these could bring to the international financial system if...

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EMEA Daily: Digital Euro Could Arrive Within Four Years
EMEA Daily: Digital Euro Could Arrive Within Four Years
May 16, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, a European Central Bank official says the digital euro could be in circulation in four...

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ECB’s Panetta: Digital Euro Could Launch Within Four Years
ECB’s Panetta: Digital Euro Could Launch Within Four Years
May 16, 2022  |  CBDC

Fabio Panetta, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board, said Monday (May 16) that a digital euro could become a reality within...

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ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
April 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) point man on crypto regulation thinks real-time payments are necessary to blunt the advance of digital assets into the payments...

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ECB Executive Says Cryptocurrency Is the New Wild West
ECB Executive Says Cryptocurrency Is the New Wild West
April 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank (ECB) executive likened the greed and lawlessness of the 1850s U.S. gold rush to today’s digital gold rush, saying that it...

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Public Comments Reveal Widespread Misunderstanding About Digital Euro’s Role
Public Comments Reveal Widespread Misunderstanding About Digital Euro’s Role
April 19, 2022  |  CBDC

After scrolling through the 11,000-plus comments the European Commission has received about its digital euro project, it isn’t hard to get flashbacks to the reception...

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With AML Proposal, ECB Gives Digital Euro Leg up on Bitcoin Payments
With AML Proposal, ECB Gives Digital Euro Leg up on Bitcoin Payments
March 31, 2022  |  CBDC

On Monday (March 28), EU lawmakers proposed an anti-money laundering (AML) regime that would require identification and screening for any cryptocurrency or stablecoin transaction, no...

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European Central Bank to Phase Out Temporary Easy Collateral Terms
European Central Bank to Phase Out Temporary Easy Collateral Terms
March 24, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to end easy collateral terms that commenced at the start of COVID-19 and tighten banks’ access to liquidity, the...

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ECB Ends Bond-Buying Program Early, Prepares for Interest Hikes
ECB Ends Bond-Buying Program Early, Prepares for Interest Hikes
March 10, 2022  |  Economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) is ending its bond-buying program earlier than anticipated as it prepares for a possible interest rate increase later in the...

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