In the biggest hint yet that the ECB is open to the idea of welcoming a project like Libra—subject to regulatory compliance, of course—Lagarde said a digital euro “could provide an alternative to private digital currencies and ensure that sovereign money remains at the core of European payment systems.
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Facebook CEO mark Zuckerberg's Libra stablecoin project is taking yet more heat from EU ministers (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Anthony Quintano)EU leaders to Libra: Follow tough rules or face ban
In new proposals, some of Europe’s biggest economies want Facebook’s stablecoin project to be based in the EU and not in Switzerland… or else
Five of Europe’s biggest economies are urging the European Commission to enforce strict regulations for stablecoins—in the surest sign yet that Facebook’s embattled Libra project isn’t out of the woods despite drastic changes.
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A former reserve Bank of India governor thinks Libra, Bitcoin and central bank digital currencies should learn to play nice (Photo: Max Pixel)Ex-Reserve Bank of India governor: Bitcoin, Libra and central bank digital currencies can co-exist
Raghuram Rajan, the former RBI governor, says competition between private and public initiatives is crucial to prevent one asset becoming too powerful
A former governor of the Reserve Bank of India has said that he believes private digital currencies such as Facebook’s Libra should be allowed to compete with central bank digital currencies—and warned it would be “problematic” if any single asset establishes a monopoly.
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The Financial Action Task Force fears 'so-called stablecoins' could scrub its money laundering efforts (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).FATF calls for clampdown on ‘so-called stablecoins’ in new report
The Financial Action Task Force warns stablecoins have a ‘propensity for mass adoption makes them more vulnerable to be used by criminals and terrorists’
When a powerful international financial oversight body releases a report on “so-called stablecoins,” you just know it isn’t going to be comfortable reading.