EU Council discusses Digital Euro: And how much privacy should it be?
Netzpolitik.org · 2024-07-07 7 min Member states are negotiating rules for the planned digital currency, in particular exemptions from surveillance for offline transactions. A planned „single access point“ is a cause for concern, but additional privacy rules are also on the table. We publish working document

BfDI Press Berlin Group adopts working paper on digital central bank money
Bfdi.bund.de · 2024-07-04 1 min The International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT), the so-called "Berlin Group", chaired by the BfDI, has adopted a working paper on digital central bank money. The paper describes important privacy-related risk factors and provides practical recommendatio

ECB publishes first progress report on digital euro preparation phase
Ecb.europa.eu · 2024-06-24 5 min ECB designing high privacy standards to make online and offline digital payments as close as possible to cash transactions ECB started work on designing methodology for calibrating digital euro holding limits ECB continues to provide technical input to legislative discussions wit

Pirates: EU cash cap and ban on anonymous hosted crypto wallets results in financial paternalism
Patrick-breyer.de · 2024-04-25 2 min The majority of the EU Parliament will later today approve far-reaching new anti-money laundering laws: Anonymous cash payments over €3,000 will be banned in commercial transactions. Cash payments over €10,000 will even be completely banned in business transactions. And anony

Crypto bank files record $3 billion lawsuit against Bulgaria
Euractiv.com · 2024-01-25 3 min Crypto bank Nexo has filed a record $3 billion lawsuit against Bulgaria over the actions of prosecutors and other state institutions against its executives, the company said on Wednesday.It is the largest lawsuit ever brought against Bulgaria, which is facing another pending laws

EU backs Data Act with clause to shut off smart contracts
Cointelegraph.com · 2023-12-02 1 min The Act, inclusive of a clause necessitating “kill switches” on smart contracts, only now needs approval from the European Council to pass into law. 10622 Total views 52 Total shares Listen to article News Join us on social networks The European Parliament has vot

EU Digital Identity Regulation (eIDAS): Pirates don’t support blank cheque for surveillance of citizens online!
Patrick-breyer.de · 2023-11-09 2 min The EU Parliament and EU Council yesterday struck a political deal on the reform of the EU Digital Identity Regulation (eIDAS 2). A new digital identity wallet app is to allow EU citizens to access public and private digital services such as Facebook or Google, and pay online. Th

Digital euro: ensuring the highest data protection and privacy standards | European Data Protection Board
Edpb.europa.eu · 2023-10-23 3 min Brussels, 18 October  - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a Joint Opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro as a central bank digital currency. The digital euro aims to provide individuals with the p

Digital euro: ensuring the highest data protection and privacy standards | European Data Protection Supervisor
Edps.europa.eu · 2023-10-19 3 min Brussels, 18 October - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a Joint Opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro as a central bank digital currency. The digital euro aims to provide individuals with the poss