EU’s Digital Euro at Least 2 Years Away, ECB’s Christine Lagarde Says, Addressing CBDC Privacy Concerns

If “we are able to tackle all of the conspiracy theories that abound about this – as if Huge Brother was going to all of the sudden decide what you purchase, while you purchase it and the way restricted it ought to be – then I believe it could be characterised as a hit,” Lagarde mentioned, including that the digital euro might want to provide privateness with out full anonymity, and be user-friendly, free and common.