--- title: Digital Euro Association Blog | FinTech description: FinTech | Expert insights, research and opinions on the Digital Euro, CBDCs, stablecoins and digital money from the Digital Euro Association. Stay ahead of EU policy developments. --- [![DEA LOGO-3-1](https://digital-euro-association.de/hs-fs/hubfs/DEA%20LOGO-3-1.png?width=160&height=111&name=DEA%20LOGO-3-1.png "DEA LOGO-3-1")](https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en) [![DEA LOGO-3-1](https://digital-euro-association.de/hs-fs/hubfs/DEA%20LOGO-3-1.png?width=140&height=97&name=DEA%20LOGO-3-1.png "DEA LOGO-3-1")](https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en) - [Home](https://digital-euro-association.de) - Topics - [Private Digital Euro / Stablecoin](https://digital-euro-association.de/stablecoins) - [Public Digital Euro / CBDC](https://digital-euro-association.de/cbdc/en) - [CBDC Resources](https://digital-euro-association.de/cbdc-resources) - [DEA Position Statement](https://digital-euro-association.de/dea-position-statement) - Projects - [Digital Euro Conference](https://digital-euro-conference.de/) - [Digital Money Academy on CBDCs](https://digital-euro-association.de/digital-money-academy-cbdcs) - [Digital Money Academy on Stablecoins](https://digital-euro-association.de/digital-money-academy-stablecoins) - 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When YouTube's content moderation policies effectively determine what billions of peo … [Read Story](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/passports-and-payment-rails) Topics: [Digital Money](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/tag/digital-money) [Crypto](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/tag/crypto) [FinTech](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/tag/fintech) [CBDC](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/tag/cbdc) [Blockchain](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/tag/blockchain) [Ai](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/tag/ai) [DLT](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/tag/dlt) ## [Exploring the Future of Digital Currency and AI in London this September](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/discover-the-future-of-digital-currency-at-dcc) by [**Digital Euro Association**](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/author/dea) on Jul 15, 2024, 2:33:57 PM [![Exploring the Future of Digital Currency and AI in London this September](https://digital-euro-association.de/hubfs/Digital%20Currency%20Conference.png)](https://digital-euro-association.de/blog/discover-the-future-of-digital-currency-at-dcc) Currency Research is set to pave the way with its upcoming series of events during the Payments, Innovation, and Technology Week, taking place from 📅 September 23 to 26, 2024, in the vibrant city of 🏙️ London. 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