The #digitaleuro might be the first real step towards European #digitalsovereignty
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/digital_euro_sovereignty/
The #digitaleuro might be the first real step towards European #digitalsovereignty
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/digital_euro_sovereignty/
🇪🇺 US cloud giants not invited to Euro digital dosh project
「 Europe is taking a small step toward breaking its reliance on US Big Tech by hiring only cloud operators headquartered in the EU to work on the backbone of the digital euro project 」
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/digital_euro_sovereignty/
Wherever you go — fiat, crypto or digital: Visa and Mastercard are everywhere.
Crypto was supposed to remove intermediaries. Visa & Mastercard did the opposite — they adapted and stayed in control.
Now even the digital euro enters the game.
https://metaadvisor.eu/news/visa-mastercard-crypto-payments-digital-euro-control/
FYI: Not financial advice
#visa #mastercard #crypto #payments #digitaleuro
Crypto aimed to remove intermediaries from finance.
But Visa and Mastercard didn’t disappear — they adapted and became part of the system.
Now, with the digital euro entering development, the question is no longer who replaces whom — but who controls the infrastructure.
Full analysis:
https://metaadvisor.eu/news/visa-mastercard-crypto-payments-digital-euro-control/
#crypto #visa #mastercard #payments #digitaleuro #cbdc
FYI: Not financial advice
The ECB is moving the digital euro into real-world implementation.
From ATMs to card terminals, the focus is now on everyday payments across the eurozone. This is not just a technical project — it’s a shift in financial infrastructure.
Full analysis:
https://metaadvisor.eu/news/digital-euro-ecb-atms-cards-payments-eu/
«We aim to be ready for a potential first issuance of the digital euro during 2029. This is based on a working assumption that the EU co-legislators will adopt the Regulation on the establishment of the digital euro in the course of 2026.»
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp260306~d0237cda20.en.pdf
Good to be back at @DIGITALEUROPE's #MoD2026 with an update on progress with the #DigitalEuro and setting out why it is key to strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy. 🇪🇺💳
Read my remarks ▶️ https://link.europa.eu/bhYpYM
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https://nitter.net/VDombrovskis/status/2026675802834600431#m
EPP, together with far-right, formed a blocking minority in the EP to stop creation of online Digital Euro.
Online Digital Euro offers full sovereignty to our payment system and has only benefits for the EU and its citizens - so why the EPP and far-right is blocking it?
Because online Digital Euro endangers USA monopoly on payments, controlled by VISA and Mastercard.
Re-share and contact your local MEP. Support EU sovereignty!