The launch of the digital euro could give every European a free, universal payment account. But this grand vision is at risk of being curtailed by a well-coordinated lobbying campaign of the banking industry. Banks want to make sure you will keep needing them – and they have EU officials’ ears.

The launch of the digital euro could give every European a free, universal payment account. But this grand vision is at risk of being curtailed by a well-coordinated lobbying campaign of the banking industry. Banks want to make sure you will keep needing them – and they have EU officials’ ears.

  • Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    311·
    8 months ago

    Not based on,
    we should stand up for just using Monero itself as our currency.

    Based on could mean a centralized wallet and/or surveillance implemented on top of it.

    • Lemmchen@feddit.deEnglish
      22·
      8 months ago

      I don’t want a volatile currency as my main currency. Also, I think PoW isn’t the way to go anymore. A digital PoS “Monero” (Cryptonote, etc.) stablecoin is what I was thinking about.