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Schnabel Urges ECB to Put Central‑Bank Reserves On‑Chain

Preserving central‑bank money as the safe settlement asset, programmable on‑chain reserves enable faster policy actions and automated settlement.

ECB Releases Ten Final Designs for New Euro Bills and Opens Public Vote

ECB Unveils Ten Finalist Designs for New Euro Banknotes

ECB Unveils Ten Finalist Designs and Opens Public Vote on New Euro Banknotes

ECB Proposes Digital Euro to Stop Stablecoins Draining Bank Deposits

ECB Launches Large Pilot of Euro Digital and Selects 36 Payment Providers

ECB Restores T2 After Second Weeklong Incident That Queued Euro Settlements

ECB Raises Rates by 25 Basis Points in First Hike Since 2023

IMF and Bank of Italy Urge Faster Fiscal Consolidation as Growth Weakens

ECB Rejects Calls to Loosen Rules or Back Euro Stablecoins

Lagarde Says Euro Stablecoins Are the Wrong Path for Europe

Bundesbank Chief Says June ECB Rate Hike Would Be Warranted if Outlook Fails to Improve

ECB Signs Open-Standards Deals for the Digital Euro to Lower Integration Costs

Expert Survey Puts Hernández de Cos in Front for ECB Presidency

ECB Starts Accepting Tokenized Securities as Eurosystem Collateral

Bundesbank Posts €8.6 Billion 2025 Loss as Transfers to Federal Budget Stay Suspended

ECB Study Says Stablecoins Threaten Bank Deposits and Monetary Policy Transmission

ECB Posts €1.25 Billion 2025 Loss, Extends Payout Freeze to Eurozone Central Banks

Lagarde Discloses CHF 130,457 BIS Pay for 2025 as ECB Cites Separate Rules

Lagarde Reportedly Weighs Early Exit From ECB to Let France and Germany Shape Successor