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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Sunday announced an ECB survey of public opinion regarding the issuance of a digital euro, implying the central bank is considering a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), not just one intended for use between banks, which would represent a much more profound change in the way finance works, according to Noelle Acheson, CoinDesk’s director of research.“As Europeans are increasingly turning to digital in the ways they spend, save and invest, we should be prepared to issue a digital euro, if needed.I’m also keen to hear your views on it,” Lagarde said in a tweet announcing the survey.While saying the ECB is still reviewing the possibility of issuing a digital euro, the central bank president said in the video embedded in her tweet, “We’ve just launched a public consultation so that consumers and Europeans can actually express their preference and tell us whether they would be happy to use a digital euro just in the way they use a euro coin or a euro banknote knowing that it is central bank money that is available and that they can rely upon.” Lagarde’s comments echo what Benoit Couere, head of the Innovation Hub at the Bank for International Settlements and a member of the bank’s Executive Committee, said in a recent opinion piece on CoinDesk, according to CoinDesk’s Acheson.Such a confluence of opinions underlines these conversations about the likelihood of a retail CBDC are happening at the highest level, Acheson said.Share this: Coinbase Exchange Users Can Buy and Sell XRP Starting Today news Crypto exchange Coinbase is launching support for XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.The exchange announced Monday it would be listing XRP on its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro, in “transfer-only” mode, meaning customers can only deposit tokens to begin with.
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