European Central Bank Decided to Proceed with CBDC Preparation

"The start of the preparation phase on 1 November 2023 doesn’t pre-empt any decision on a digital euro issuance, which would be taken by the Governing Council only once the digital euro legal act has been adopted by European co-legislators."

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