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DEA Summer Forum 2026

DEA Summer Forum 2026

The Digital Euro Association is pleased to announce the DEA Summer Forum 2026, taking place in Frankfurt on 22nd September 2026.

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Digital Euro Dialogue in Brussels: what’s starting to crystallise

Digital Euro Dialogue in Brussels: what’s starting to crystallise

On 2 December 2025, we convened our Digital Euro Dialogue at the European Parliament in Brussels, bringing together policymakers, supervisors, banks, payments players, merchants, and academics for a practical conversation on where Europe’s digital money agenda is actually heading.

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When Speed Approaches Infinity: Why Stablecoins Aren't Just "Faster Payments"

When Speed Approaches Infinity: Why Stablecoins Aren't Just "Faster Payments"

I keep getting asked the same question at conferences, on panels, and podcasts: "What are the use cases of stablecoins?" And inevitably, someone in the audience will answer their own question before I can: "Oh, it's just faster and cheaper payments. But we already have Paypal, instant …

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Passports and Payment Rails: How Platforms and Protocols Outrun State Control

Passports and Payment Rails: How Platforms and Protocols Outrun State Control

In the corridors of power across the globe, an uncomfortable reality is settling in: the traditional levers of state control are increasingly disconnected from the digital flows that shape our world. When YouTube's content moderation policies effectively determine what billions of peo …

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ECB launches two-track road to DLT settlement in central-bank money

ECB launches two-track road to DLT settlement in central-bank money

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 …

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