Chinanews.com, October 3, according to Euronet, citing EUN News Agency, on the 2nd local time, the European Central Bank announced that it will start a trial on the possible issuance of an encrypted digital euro on the 12th, and launch a public announcement on the digital euro entering the market advisory.
According to the report, although the European Central Bank has not released a timetable for the issuance of the digital euro, the encrypted digital euro has entered the experimental stage, marking the coming of the European digital currency era.
The data picture shows the staff at the headquarters of the European Central Bank displaying 100 Euro and 200 Euro banknotes.
European Central Bank President Lagarde pointed out that European citizens are increasingly using digital technology in their consumption, savings and investment behaviors.
The role of the European Central Bank is to ensure the market's trust in the euro currency and ensure that the euro can adapt to the digital age. "Therefore, we must be prepared to issue a digital euro."
Lagarde emphasized that although there is no need to worry about Europe being dominated by foreign digital payment service providers, the ever-changing global environment and protectionist policies are increasing new risks of transaction interruption. "We have a responsibility to ensure that European citizens have the right to choose and avoid The euro is excluded from the payment ecosystem."
Lagarde said that in the future, the European Central Bank will continue to evaluate the costs and benefits of issuing digital currencies to ensure that the public can obtain digital currencies issued by the European Central Bank.
The European Central Bank not only hopes to be a bystander of digital currency innovation, but also a participant in innovation in the digital currency era.
(Huang Xin)