ECB Digital Euro User Research Highlights Offline Payments, Lower Fees and Trust as Adoption Drivers
Focus groups across 20 euro area countries suggest strong potential demand for a digital euro as secure, low cost digital cash, provided design choices match everyday payment realities.
The Czech National Bank has created a one million dollar test portfolio of Bitcoin, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits to study how digital assets could fit into future monetary operations.
In a recent ECB podcast interview, Piero Cipollone detailed how the digital euro will work, why it will not replace cash, and when pilots and legislation are expected to move forward.
Bitcoin whales are increasing their selling activity, but analysts say these moves align with familiar late cycle behavior, not an abrupt shift out of the market.
Bitcoin fell toward 98,000 dollars on Thursday as mounting uncertainty, weakening technical indicators, and renewed macro concerns fuel speculation about a deeper correction.
A new draft report from the European Parliament’s ECON committee strengthens rules to guarantee cash acceptance and access, amid Europe’s shift toward digital payments.
Germany and Singapore have formalised a new partnership to develop tokenised cross-border settlement systems designed to cut costs, improve speed and boost interoperability.
A new BIS study shows that nearly half of Austrian consumers intend to adopt a digital euro, with security protections and cost incentives emerging as the strongest motivators.
The Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 marks a decade of innovation, spotlighting artificial intelligence, tokenization, and digital money as key forces transforming global finance.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran cautioned that stablecoins could affect U.S. interest rate dynamics as global demand for dollar-pegged tokens expands rapidly.