Author: DigitalEuroNews

Poland’s ruling coalition has resubmitted a comprehensive cryptocurrency bill to parliament days after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed the original proposal. The new draft, formally registered as Bill 2050, is identical to the earlier version rejected by the president. The legislation is designed to align Poland’s domestic law with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, known as MiCA. EU member states are required to implement MiCA-compliant national frameworks by mid-2026. President Nawrocki vetoed the original bill earlier this month, arguing that it was excessively broad and could restrict economic freedoms. He also raised concerns about the size and complexity of…

The digital euro remains a good idea for Europe, but only if policymakers get the details right. That is the central message from two of Germany’s most influential banking figures as EU finance ministers prepare to agree a common position on the digital euro. Writing in a Politico Europe opinion piece published on December 11, Marija Kolak and Ulrich Reuter argue that the project is strategically important, yet still carries significant risks in its current form. Kolak, president of the Federal Association of German Cooperative Banks, and Reuter, president of the German Savings Banks and Giro Association, stress that the…

Senior executives at Deutsche Bank have called for a pragmatic and carefully phased rollout of the digital euro, warning that design choices could have far-reaching consequences for Europe’s banking system, financial stability, and monetary sovereignty. In an op-ed authored by James von Moltke, President and Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Bank, Katharina Paust-Bokrezion, Head of Payments and Digital Policy, and Manuel Klein, Head of Market Management Payments and Digital Currencies, the authors argue that Europe is approaching a defining moment for its monetary system. They say the digital euro is no longer just a technical project but a strategic response…

The Bundesbank argues that a digital euro can strengthen Europe’s monetary sovereignty, counter stablecoin risks, and modernise payments as geopolitical fragmentation reshapes global finance.

Norges Bank has decided against recommending a central bank digital currency at this stage, citing Norway’s robust payment system while keeping the option open as technology evolves.

The CFTC has approved a new pilot program enabling tokenized assets, including BTC, ETH and USDC, to serve as collateral in U.S. derivatives markets, marking a major expansion of regulated digital-asset adoption.

The Bank of England is developing business case studies to test how a digital pound could work for consumers and companies, offering new insights into its design phase.

ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone has argued that central banks must embrace digital money, or risk losing monetary sovereignty, as Europe races to modernise payments and capital markets.

Isabel Schnabel told Bloomberg that euro-backed stablecoins will grow but will not replace the digital euro for everyday payments in Europe, underscoring the ECB’s focus on monetary sovereignty.

Airwallex has raised 330 million dollars at an 8 billion valuation and will establish a second global headquarters in San Francisco as it expands AI driven financial infrastructure.