European Central Bank

Bank of England

6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group

The working group will pool research into CBDCs.

News  ·  21 January 2020
CBDC

‘Anonymity Vouchers’ Could Bring Limited Privacy to CBDCs: ECB Report

Europe's central bankers have developed an "anonymity voucher" to give prospective CBDC users limited privacy in their retail transactions.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 December 2019
Europe

Cryptocurrencies Pose No Threat to Financial Stability: EU Central Bank

The European Central Bank has said that cryptocurrencies are currently not a threat to financial stability in the euro zone.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 May 2019
Bitcoin

ECB Official Calls Bitcoin ‘Evil Spawn of the Financial Crisis’

ECB executive board member Benoît Cœuré has discussed potential uses for blockchain at central banks, but he's really not keen on bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 November 2018
Banking

Central Banks Say Blockchain Could Shake Up Securities Settlement

The second report from the project 'Stella' initiative explores applications of distributed ledger technology to the securities settlement process.

Business  ·  27 March 2018
Bitcoin

Regulate Bitcoin? ‘Not The ECB’s Responsibility,’ Says Mario Draghi

Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, has said it's not his institution's job to regulate cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 February 2018
News

The ECB Wants to Hear Your Cryptocurrency Questions

The European Central Bank is soliciting questions for its president, Mario Draghi, specifying that cryptocurrencies should be a topic.

Markets  ·  19 January 2018
Europe

ECB Official Calls for Tax on Bitcoin Transactions

Bitcoin should be regulated and even taxed, according to a European Central Bank (ECB) governing council member.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 January 2018
Bitcoin

ECB’s Yves Mersch: Banks Need Faster Payments to Counter Bitcoin

European Central Bank board member Yves Mersch has said banks need to launch instant payments systems to counter the rise of cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 November 2017
News

ECB President Draghi: Cryptocurrency Impact Still ‘Limited’

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi reiterated his view that cryptocurrencies are too small to regulate on Monday.

Markets  ·  21 November 2017
Europe

ECB Council Member: Central Banks Considering Crypto Regulation

The European Central Bank's Ewald Nowotny has said that China's recent crackdown has brought new focus on cryptocurrency regulations.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 November 2017
Europe

European Central Bank Member: We Aren’t Ignoring Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank board member Benoît Cœuré says that the group is following bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but do not consider them threats.

Business  ·  8 November 2017
Europe

ECB President: Bitcoin Not ‘Mature’ Enough to Be Regulated

Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has said that cryptocurrencies are not "mature" enough to be regulated.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 October 2017
Securities

European Central Bank Calls for DLT Post-Trade Interoperability

An ECB research report argues for greater interoperability between DLT and traditional systems as new services come online.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2017
Banking

DLT Not Ready to Replace Settlement Systems, ECB and BoJ Say

The Bank of Japan and the ECB have said that blockchain technology is too "immature" to replace their real-time settlement systems.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 September 2017