Digital Euro Association Blog

CBDC Conference to take place in Frankfurt soon

CBDC Conference to take place in Frankfurt soon

The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is delighted to contribute and participate in the CBDC Conference, which will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, from August 29-31, 2022.

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Stabilising stablecoins: What can we learn from the collapse of TerraUSD?

Stabilising stablecoins: What can we learn from the collapse of TerraUSD?

Co-authored by Jannah Patchay, Claire Conby, and Jonathan Marriott In May 2022, TerraUSD (UST) – previously the third-largest stablecoin with a market cap of USD $18+ Billion – lost its peg to the US Dollar, falling almost 95 percent within a matter of days. In this article, we look a …

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Event Summary: Is Digital Money an Effective Defense Mechanism in Times of Crisis?

Event Summary: Is Digital Money an Effective Defense Mechanism in Times of Crisis?

In this panel on “Digital Money in Times of Crisis”, the panelists discussed questions around the general role of money, CBDCs as a defense mechanism and the role of states to issue digital forms of money in times of crisis. For those who missed the panel, you can rewatch itl on YouTu …

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Reflections on Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Framework (MICA)

Reflections on Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Framework (MICA)

Europe’s upcoming crypto-assets policy framework will be to crypto what GDPR was to privacy. Setting a harmonized policy and regulatory standard for something as fundamental to the future of crypto-assets in the third largest economic zone in the world is a significant milestone. Whil …

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