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The European Central Bank (ECB) is intensifying its call for urgency in developing the digital euro, warning that delays could leave Europe trailing behind global

In short, the digital euro will help with Europe’s goal of strategic autonomy: faster, more efficient payments; a way to avoid sanctions from U.S.-dominated systems like

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