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European Central Bank Exits Negative Rates as Bitcoin Digests Tesla Sales
European Central Bank Exits Negative Rates as Bitcoin Digests Tesla Sales
Quantum Economics Bitcoin Analyst Jason Deane discusses how bitcoin and the wider crypto markets are digesting the impact of Tesla’s bitcoin sales and Thursday’s decision by t...
European Central Bank Exits Negative Rates as Bitcoin Digests Tesla Sales

The EU is currently pondering whether to issue its own CBDC, a digital euro (D3Damon/Getty Images)
Major Banks Urge Caution With European Union's CBDC Plans
The European Commission should evaluate the impact of issuing a digital euro, the Institute of International Finance said.
The EU is currently pondering whether to issue its own CBDC, a digital euro (D3Damon/Getty Images)

The European Commission's Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
EU Consultation Looks at Issues With a Digital Euro
The union's executive branch got the ball rolling Tuesday on the legislation needed to issue such a currency.
The European Commission's Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns
EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns
As the European Central Bank explores the development of a digital euro, designers might favor a centralized system that would inhibit people’s transaction privacy. “The Hash”...
EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)
Europe's CBDC Designers Wrestle With Privacy Issues
The European Central Bank will likely to opt for a centralized solution for its new digital euro, raising questions about state snooping.
The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany (Holger Leue/Getty Images)

Economist: Gold and the Yuan Are Being Used for Sanctions Evasion, Not Crypto
Economist: Gold and the Yuan Are Being Used for Sanctions Evasion, Not Crypto
European Central Bank Chief Christine Lagarde is raising concerns regarding cryptocurrency being used for sanctions evasion, and Tressis’ Daniel Lacalle explains why he believ...
Economist: Gold and the Yuan Are Being Used for Sanctions Evasion, Not Crypto

ECB President Christine Lagarde (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crypto Remains a Threat: ECB Chief Christine Lagarde
Crypto service providers are accomplices to circumventing Russia sanctions, Lagarde said during an appearance at the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Summit on T...
ECB President Christine Lagarde (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Week in Review: BOE Hikes Interest Rate, ECB to Reduce Crisis-Era Stimulus, Only 10% of Bitcoin Left to Mine
Week in Review: BOE Hikes Interest Rate, ECB to Reduce Crisis-Era Stimulus, Only 10% of Bitcoin Left to Mine
Taking a look at this past week’s stories making waves in the cryptocurrency space: The Bank of England (BOE) delivering a surprise interest rate hike, the European Central Ba...
Week in Review: BOE Hikes Interest Rate, ECB to Reduce Crisis-Era Stimulus, Only 10% of Bitcoin Left to Mine

European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project
European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project
The European Central Bank (ECB) said Wednesday it would move from discussion to exploration in its plans to develop a eurozone central bank digital currency (CBDC). “The Hash”...
European Central Bank Moves to Start Digital Euro Project