Digital Euro Association partners with RTGS.global
by Digital Euro Association on Mar 15, 2022 10:15:00 AM
The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is delighted to announce its partnership with RTGS.global, which is building a financial market infrastructure (FMI) for the digital age. RTGS.global makes inter-bank liquidity visible, enabling wholesale cross-border payments to become faster and mo …
Digital Euro Association partners with Circle
by Digital Euro Association on Mar 10, 2022 10:43:17 AM
The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is delighted to announce its partnership with Circle Internet Financial, LLC. Circle is a global internet finance firm that provides payments and financial infrastructure to businesses of all sizes and is the principal issuer of USD Coin (USDC), a do …
It’s time to abandon the “Token vs. Account” discussion
by Ezechiel Copic on Mar 9, 2022 10:15:00 AM
Perusing any whitepaper or report on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the reader is almost certain to find a section devoted to the distinction between “token-based” and “account-based” CBDC, where ownership of the former is demonstrated by having knowledge of a private key (o …
Project Hamilton by the Boston Fed: A Summary
by Dr. Franklin Noll on Mar 3, 2022 10:00:00 AM
Introduction Project Hamilton is a joint venture between the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Digital Currency Initiative. It is a multi-year research project aimed at gaining a hands-on understanding of CBDC design. Hamilton is in phase o …
CBDC and the security–financial inclusion dilemma
by David Tercero-Lucas on Mar 1, 2022 10:00:00 AM
In an article entitled “the Restructuring of the UK Financial Services in the 1990s” and published in 1993, two geographers – Leyshon, A. and Thrift, N., coined for the first time in history the term “financial exclusion”. They were worried about the effects of bank branch closures in …
Digital Euro Association partners with Fluency
by Digital Euro Association on Feb 28, 2022 1:38:17 PM
The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is delighted to announce its partnership with Fluency. Fluency is a U.K. & U.S. based blockchain technology company that has developed a blockchain-based platform called Aureum for the purpose of building and interconnecting national central bank …
The digital euro from a geopolitical perspective: Will Europe lag behind?
by Philipp Sandner on Feb 22, 2022 12:38:45 PM
The digital euro is not a monolithic project. On the contrary: The fields of application are broad, and possible solutions are diverse. This article provides an overview of use cases, application domains, and infrastructures for the digital euro that differ significantly. A comparison …
DEA Board supports call for greater citizen inclusion in the digital euro project
by Digital Euro Association on Feb 17, 2022 9:59:17 AM
The Digital Euro Association (DEA) has become aware of an op-ed on the digital euro entitled “The digital euro concerns the whole society, not only finance” (FR) (DE), initiated by Tristan Dissaux (DEA Expert), Jézabel Couppey-Soubeyran, Wojtek Kalinowski, and Dominique Plihon. The op …
How do stablecoins maintain stability?
by Guneet Kaur on Feb 16, 2022 9:30:00 AM
Stablecoins are tied to fiat currencies to make them less susceptible to price volatility and maintain their pricing stable. A computer algorithm is also used by certain stablecoins to keep their value relatively stable. As stablecoins do not require leverage to produce liquidity, the …
Digital Euro Association partners with the Digital Pound Foundation
by Digital Euro Association on Feb 15, 2022 10:43:00 AM
Frankfurt and London, Tuesday 15 February 2022: The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is delighted to announce its partnership with the UK-based Digital Pound Foundation (DPF). Through the partnership, the DEA believes that enhanced exchange of ideas and cooperation can be created. While …