ECB Picks Open European Standards for Digital Euro, Sidelining Visa and Mastercard

ECB signs deals with ECPC, nexo, and Berlin Group to build the digital euro on open standards, sidelining Visa and Mastercard. The post ECB Picks Open European Standards for Digital Euro, Sidelining Visa and Mastercard appeared first on BeInCrypto.

ECB sets summer window for digital euro rules ahead of pilot 

ECB plans digital euro standards by summer, giving banks, merchants, and payment firms time to prepare systems before legal rollout in 2026.

ECB seeks experts to define digital euro integration across payment infrastructure

The European Central Bank is looking for experts who can help define how a potential digital euro can be used across ATMs and payment terminals. The ECB published an announcement on Wednesday, opening applications for two workstreams under its Rulebook…

Forget the ECB — Czechia Should Embrace Bitcoin on Its Own Terms

The Czech National Bank is considering adding bitcoin to its reserves. It should, regardless of what the European Central Bank thinks about that.

Bitcoin not suitable for ECB reserves, says Lagarde

ECB president Christine Lagarde said the bank would not consider holding Bitcoin reserves as sovereign entities rushed toward the asset.

Challenging Bias in the ECB’s Bitcoin Analysis

The ECB Economists Aren't Exactly Wrong About Bitcoin (They’re Just Useless)

A recent paper from the ECB in which the authors claim the existence of Bitcoin could impoverish non-holders and latecomers drew the ire from many bitcoiners... but isn’t this essentially what hyperbitcoinization is?