Digital Euro Nears Reality: Key Takeaways from the ECB’s Third Progress Report
by Digital Euro Association on Jul 17, 2025 9:45:00 AM
On 16 July 2025 the European Central Bank (ECB) released its Third Progress Report on the Digital Euro. The document covers the six-month window from November 2024 to April 2025 and shows that the two-year preparation phase (running until 31 October 2025) is firmly on schedule. Here’s …
The digital euro: legal tender in the digital age
by Digital Euro Association on Jul 15, 2025 3:19:24 PM
Quick take On 14 July 2025, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone detailed to the European Parliament’s ECON Committee why the digital euro should become legal tender alongside cash. His core message: if the euro is to stay sovereign and universally accepted in a digital world, t …
DEA Quarterly Insights: Shaping the Future of Digital Money | Q2 2025
by Digital Euro Association on Jul 10, 2025 7:45:00 AM
Welcome to the latest edition of the Digital Euro Association's Quarterly Insights!
ECB launches two-track road to DLT settlement in central-bank money
by Digital Euro Association on Jul 2, 2025 8:00:00 AM
The European Central Bank’s Governing Council has announced a dual-track strategy that will allow wholesale transactions on distributed-ledger platforms to settle in euros held at the central bank. The decision comes after a year-long exploratory programme involving 64 market particip …