Stablecoins: An introduction and recommendations for the EU
by Digital Euro Association on Aug 24, 2022 8:30:00 AM
Since the Digital Euro Association’s Private Digital Euro Working Group started writing their paper at the beginning of 2022, the world of stablecoins has changed more dramatically than any of us could have imagined.
Stablecoin and CBDC News Digest, July 2022
by Conrad Kraft, Sarah Palurovic on Aug 19, 2022 7:45:00 AM
The world of digital money moves quickly and is time consuming to keep up to date with. To keep you up to speed with the most important pieces of news that have lasting implications especially for stablecoins and CBDCs, the monthly Stablecoin and CBDC News Digest takes care of it for …
Ahead of the digital euro: Public Digital Euro Working Group Recommendations
by Digital Euro Association on Aug 16, 2022 2:30:00 PM
Which primary characteristics must a digital euro possess to guarantee being a serious alternative to physical money in the future? The answer to this question is provided by systematically reviewing three different levels of analysis. First, the various design dimensions of a digital …
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) – why go slow
by Amnon Samid and Professor Gideon Samid on Aug 10, 2022 10:15:00 AM
Written by Amnon Samid and Professor Gideon Samid National currency is a foundational element in society. A switch from material coins and banknotes, and their counting balance to a novel cyber entity comprised of a string of bits, is a big move with a lot of promise, alas facing a my …
Circle’s New Euro Stablecoin: Issued from the US and used Outside the EU?
by Philipp Sandner, Jonas Gross on Jun 24, 2022 9:59:17 AM
Since Circle launched the US dollar stablecoin (USDC), the stablecoin's market capitalization has grown to a significant size of more than $50B. As of today, there is no euro stablecoin of a similar size. Now, Circle has announced plans to launch a euro stablecoin, starting June 30, 2 …
DEA provides industry insights on digital euro design to ECB
by Digital Euro Association on Jun 14, 2022 2:53:38 PM
The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is delighted to have been invited by the European Central Bank (ECB) to the Civil Society Seminar Series “Shaping the Digital Euro”. The seminar was an internal, online, and invite-only workshop between the ECB Deputy Head of Public Communications Ro …
DEA supports the targeted consultation on a digital euro
by Digital Euro Association on Apr 25, 2022 10:07:08 AM
The Digital Euro Association (DEA) notes the European Commission’s targeted consultation on a digital euro and encourages all sectors to participate in this consultation.
The digital euro: let’s move beyond the defensive motivation
by Maria Saenz De Buruaga on Mar 17, 2022 3:00:00 PM
“The euro belongs to Europeans and we are its guardian. We should be prepared to issue a digital euro, should the need arise” (C. Lagarde, European Central Bank)