European central bankers predict that the digital euro is at least five years...

European central bankers predict that the digital euro is at least five years...

Nobody seems to be in a rush to digitize the euro, but that could change given increasing global competition. Several experts from various European banks agreed that even a proof of concept for a digital euro is four or five years away.In a panel on Monday called "Upgrading Money to the Digital Age: Introducing Digital Euro," participants agreed that the current task was primarily one of getting everyone onboard with the specifics of a digital euro, putting any real implementation well into the future. Central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, have been an extremely popular topic of....


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