The European Central Bank plans to enable DLT transactions in 2026 as it prepares for the digital euro issuance and lawmakers establish rules on privacy. The European Central Bank plans to allow ...

The European Union continues to plow forward with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), unlike the US, which has chosen privately issued stablecoins as a preferred option to enable digital dollars as ...

The European Central Bank is advancing the digital euro, emphasizing efficiency, sovereignty, trust, and inclusion as key advantages for the Eurosystem. Global CBDC launches, including China's eCNY ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently announced significant steps in its pursuit of financial innovation and monetary policy refinement, as outlined in key updates from June and July 2025.

If launched, the digital euro will be “profit-making” for payment service providers, Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board, reassured MEPs on Thursday. “We do ...

Trade-offs between local institutions are expected to shape the digital euro’s final form, as debates continue over holding limits and privacy features. The EU Council recently announced that it is ...

Economists in the European Union are urging lawmakers and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to back a digital euro ...

The House of Representatives has officially passed the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, a sweeping bill designed to block the Federal Reserve from issuing or testing a central bank digital currency ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shaping the future of banking with bitcoin. This week, so-called “Crypto Week” on Capitol Hill faltered when the House failed to ...