🇪🇺 LATEST: The ECB says the digital euro is about "sovereignty," with a pilot next year and a rollout as early as 2029.

First reported Oct 25, 2026, 20:30 UTC

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🇪🇺 LATEST: The ECB says the digital euro is about "sovereignty," with a pilot next year and a rollout as early as 2029. Two-thirds of euro-area card payments currently run through non-European companies. 👀… — @Cointelegraph (X), Oct 25, 2026, 20:30 UTC
LATEST: 🇪🇺 ECB board member Piero Cipollone says the digital euro could give Europe "sovereignty" over payments, which currently depend on non-European third parties for essential services. — @CoinMarketCap (X), Oct 26, 2026, 08:11 UTC

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