Queen Máxima of the Netherlands comes out in support of digital euro
"Let us envision that better future and build a digital euro that works for all Europeans," said the queen in virtually addressing members of the European Commission. Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti, Queen of the Netherlands, said she was encouraged by the work the European Central Bank had accomplished in its efforts to launch a digital euro. Speaking virtually at a European Commission conference ‘towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens and for businesses’ on Nov. 7, the queen said a digital euro could encourage financial inclusion among underserved communities by....
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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has outlined multiple benefits central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could bring, particularly in the area of financial inclusion. “Governments could use a digital euro to channel financial support to low-income households. This would deepen longer-term inclusion, and act as a gateway to other financial services,” she said. Queen Maxima Envisions a Better Future With CBDCs Queen Maxima of the Netherlands talked about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) Monday at the “Towards a legislative framework enabling a digital euro for citizens....
There is a long list of new tokens with names in poor taste such as Queen Elizabeth Inu, Save the Queen, Queen, QueenDoge, London Bridge is Down and Rip Queen Elizabeth. Crypto degens have wasted no time after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, flooding the crypto market with more than 40 new Queen-related meme tokens, and hundreds of new nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in the same vein.New tokens launched on decentralized exchanges on the BNB Smart Chain and Ethereum over the past 24 hours include names such as Queen Elizabeth Inu, Save the Queen, Queen, QueenDoge, London Bridge is Down and Rip....
The death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced by Buckingham Palace on Friday. While Her Majesty’s passing has ignited a deluge of condolences and sympathies from around the world, it has also been taken advantaged of as a money-making opportunity. Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning ruler, the nation’s symbol, and a majestic presence on the global […]
Communities throughout the Netherlands have embraced the idea of physical and digital alternative currencies, a local newspaper reported over the weekend. According to the Financieele Dagblad, Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Arnhem and Rotterdam have all seen currency alternatives to the euro catch on. In Rotterdam, in fact, there are two: the zuiderling and the dam. Both of those exist as digital currencies, though there are printed zuiderlings in circulation. Both currencies have become useful at the community level as forms of payment, especially for services, according the financial newspaper.
Delivering the Queen’s Speech, Prince Charles outlines the British government’s plans to support the safe adoption of cryptocurrencies and create “powers to more quickly and easily seize and recover crypto assets.”
UK Government Plans to Support Crypto Adoption
The U.K. government outlined its legislative agenda for the next parliamentary year in the Queen’s Speech delivered Tuesday by Prince Charles, the monarch’s son and first in line to the throne. The Queen’s Speech is written by the government and read out by the monarch as....