Digital Euro Podcast

Kam Dylan (Deputy CEO) and Allan Pedersen (CEO) from Eurodollar join the podcast to talk about their Dollar-pegged stablecoin (USDE) and associated yield-bearing money market bond (USDI). We explore how Eurodollar is using blockchain to solve real-world financial challenges—focusing on safety, compliance, and TradFi integration. Tune in for insights on MiCAR regulation, the role of stablecoins in TradFi, and why Europe may be leading the global charge in digital asset infrastructure.

Join Anne-Sophie, Conrad, and Tamara from the Digital Euro Association for an in-depth analysis of the key developments in digital currencies from March 2025. Gain valuable insights into the latest advancements shaping the future of digital finance and explore their potential impact on the global financial landscape. Don't miss the hottest news on digital money! Follow the DEA activities to stay up to date: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-euro-association/ https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767193/110065400438326579/share

Join Anne-Sophie, Conrad, and Tamara from the Digital Euro Association for an in-depth analysis of the key developments in digital currencies from February 2025. Gain valuable insights into the latest advancements shaping the future of digital finance and explore their potential impact on the global financial landscape. Don't miss the hottest news on digital money! Follow the DEA activities to stay up to date: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-euro-association/) [Website](https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en) [Newsletter](https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767193/110065400438326579/share)

Join Conrad, Tamara and Anne-Sophie from the Digital Euro Association for an insightful review of the January 2025 developments in the world of digital currencies. Join us for an insightful look at these cutting-edge advancements in digital finance and their potential impact on the global financial landscape. Follow the DEA activities to stay up to date: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-euro-association/) [Website](https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en) [Newsletter](https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767193/110065400438326579/share)

In this special episode of The Digital Euro Podcast, we delve into the transformative potential of open-source software (OSS) in shaping Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Join the Chairmen of his Working Group, Huber Knapp and Dr. Ritesh Jain as they unpack insights from the Working Group's latest paper, "Open Source CBDC: Opportunities and Challenges for Central Banks," with expert guests who contributed to this groundbreaking research. Discover: - How open-source principles can foster transparency, trust, and innovation in CBDC development. - Real-world examples like Project Ubin, OpenCBDC, and BIS's Project Nexus. - The balance between governance and collaboration in building resilient financial systems. - and more! Whether you're a policymaker, technologist, or digital money enthusiast, this episode provides a front-row seat to the future of digital currencies. Tune in and join the conversation on reimagining financial infrastructure with open-source solutions.

Join Conrad and Tamara from the Digital Euro Association for an insightful review of the November 2024 developments in the world of digital currencies. Join us for an insightful look at these cutting-edge advancements in digital finance and their potential impact on the global financial landscape. Follow the DEA activities to stay up to date: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-euro-association/) [Website](https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en) [Newsletter](https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767193/110065400438326579/share)

Join Conrad and Tamara from the Digital Euro Association for an insightful discussion on the October 2024 developments in the world of digital currencies. In this episode, we dive into the latest developments shaping the future of finance. We explore Brazil's ambitious CBDC project as it enters Phase 2 of its DREX pilot, signaling a major step forward in national digital currencies. We also discuss Stripe's significant acquisition in the stablecoin space, highlighting the growing convergence of traditional and crypto finance. The episode covers Boerse Stuttgart's groundbreaking tests in tokenized security settlement as part of the ECB's wholesale DLT trials, showcasing the potential for blockchain in traditional financial markets. Finally, we examine Ripple's announcement of global distribution partners for its Ripple USD, indicating the expansion of blockchain-based payment solutions. Join us for an insightful look at these cutting-edge advancements in digital finance and their potential impact on the global financial landscape. Follow the DEA activities to stay up to date: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-euro-association/) [Website](https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en) [Newsletter](https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/767193/110065400438326579/share)

Join Conrad, Tamara, and Kaan from the Digital Euro Association for an insightful discussion on the latest developments in the world of digital currencies. In this episode, they dive into Japan's top three banks adopting stablecoins and analyze Canada's recent decision to halt its plans for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Join Conrad, Tamara, and Kaan from the Digital Euro Association as they discuss the latest news in digital money including Wyoming's plans for a state-backed stablecoin and New Zealand's progress on a CBDC.

Join Conrad and Tamara from the Digital Euro Association as they discuss the latest developments in digital money, including SocGen Forge's e-money license for EURCV stablecoin and Hong Kong's new stablecoin licensing regime.

In this episode, the DEA private digital euro working group chairs dive into their newly published paper on MiCAR's influence on stablecoins. They explore regulatory considerations, benefits, risks, and use cases for stablecoins and the impact of MiCAR on these. The discussion also includes a series of recommendations aimed at policymakers, providing strategic insights into navigating the evolving regulatory landscape.

In this episode, we are joined by Caroline Marburger, a specialist in science communication for the project “Democracy Issues of the Digitalized Financial Sector” at the Centre for Responsible Digitality (ZEVEDI). Caroline also serves as a Research Associate at ZEVEDI, where she focuses on the intersection of finance and digitalization. Today, we discuss democracy issues within the broader financial sector and the public communication strategies from public institutions.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah recaps the news in the digital money space in November 2023.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in October 2023.

In this episode, the guests discuss the key takeaways and intricacies of the legislative proposal for the digital euro (i.e., CBDC).

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:30:00 +0000 https://dea-podcast.podigee.io/58-neue-episode 1e50f6a88968df76a8e4b30b44fade19 In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in September 2023. In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in September 2023. What does the CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act in the US entail? How is the Citi Token Services set up? Which cross-border advancements are planned for the e-Yuan? How are the newly issued tokenized fund shares by Metzler Asset Management regulated? Reach out to Sarah Palurovic, executive director at the DEA Twitter LinkedIn Reach out to Conrad Kraft, executive director at the DEA LinkedIn Twitter Follow the DEA activities to stay up to date LinkedIn Twitter Website Newsletter 58 full In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in September 2023. no Digital Euro Association

In this episode, the guests discuss how CBDCs can guard fundamental human rights in domestic and international settings.

In this episode, Andrei Lipkin gives an introduction to crypto banknotes and CBDC Cash and how they compare to banknotes as we know them today.

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:07:50 +0000 https://dea-podcast.podigee.io/56-new-episode 68cb5cd5f82e2a49ce057ce04d260987 In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in August 2023. In this monthly news digest, Sarah recaps the news in the digital money space in August 2023. Is the ECB using real funds for the wholesale CBDC trials? What rules apply to stablecoins issued under the new regulatory framework in Singapore? Will Russia enable a programmable Digital Ruble? Reach out to Sarah Palurovic, executive director at the DEA Twitter LinkedIn Reach out to Conrad Kraft, executive director at the DEA LinkedIn Twitter Follow the DEA activities to stay up to date LinkedIn Twitter Website Newsletter 56 full In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in August 2023. no Digital Euro Association e.V.

In this episode, the Chief Architect of the Sand Dollar (NZIA) shares his view of Bahama's CBDC, its inception through the tender process, and the generally positive attitude toward blockchain technology as a base layer.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah recaps the news in the digital money space in July 2023.

In this episode, the DEA working group chairs discuss the content of their newly published paper on tokenized commercial bank deposits, touching on topics such as regulatory considerations, benefits, risks and use cases.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah recaps the news in the digital money space in June 2023.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in May 2023.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in April 2023.

In this episode of the Digital Euro Podcast, we explore the potential of stablecoins in the European machine-to-machine (M2M) economy.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah, Neslihan and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in February 2023.

In this episode, Richard Turrin, David Tercero-Lucas, Ricky Lamberty and Jakob Bouchetob are discussing machine-to-machine payment schemes and their regulation.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Conrad recap the news in the digital money space in January 2023.

In this episode, the DEA working group members discuss the content of their newly published paper on CBDC and privacy, touching on topics such as reasons for and degrees of privacy in CBDC, privacy stakeholders, and privacy-preserving technologies.

In this episode, the executive directors at the DEA recap the developments in the year 2022 in regards to general trends, regulation, stablecoins, CBCDs and developments and successes at the DEA. What are the predictions for 2023?

In this episode, industry experts discuss the calibration of an optimally designed retail CBDC. They discuss the challenges of this day and age, such as data protection, and explore country and currency union-specific considerations.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah and Neslihan recap the news in the digital money space in November 2022.

In this episode, Caroline Hill and Teana Baker-Taylor from Circle provide us with the current regulation and policy developments such as the Federal Government's progress, the competitiveness of different regulatory approaches and developments worldwide.

In this monthly news digest, Sarah, Conrad, Atakan and Neslihan recap the news in the stablecoin and CBDC space in October 2022.

In this episode, various aspects of stablecoin usage including their economic and societal effects on the global labor market are discussed with first-hand experiences from the panelists.

Jamiel Sheikh from the CBDC Think Tank and Tamara Schmidt from the DEA give context to the CBDC manifesto, released on September 12, 2022.

In this monthly news digest, Conrad and Sarah recap the news in the stablecoin and CBDC space in September 2022.

In this episode, the members of the Private Digital Euro Working Groups review the various design choices and features of stablecoins, how stablecoins would interact with CBDCs, and the legal and regulatory framework required to support the introduction of stablecoins in the eurozone and the global financial system. The outcomes are particularly aimed at those policy-makers involved in EU crypto and stablecoin regulation.

In this episode, Marcus Treacher answers the biggest questions around interbank settlements, the role of liquidity visibility in the digital age and the benefits for near real time payment settlements.

In this episode, the members of the Public Digital Euro Working Groups present their recommendations for a digital euro compartmentalized by design dimensions, payment relevant aspects and legal considerations after four months and in-depth analysis of relevant literature. The group's findings have culminated in the paper “Ahead of the digital euro: Public Digital Euro Working Group Recommendations” and is particularly positioned at central banks involved in developing a central bank digital currency.

What are the conclusions of the newest ECB working paper? How is USDT developing after the Tornado Cash debacle? These and other questions will be addressed in the "This Week in Digital Money" August episode.

In this episode of the Digital Euro Podcast, Circle answers the biggest questions around its newly launched euro-denominated stablecoin EUROC and explains the concept of stablecoins as a money API.

Which functions does the Central African Republic's official digital currency allow? Which stablecoin did Tether launch this month? What are inflation-adjusted stablecoins? These and other questions will be addressed during the first "This Week in Digital Money" episode.

In this episode of the Digital Euro Podcast in collaboration with the Digital Pound Foundation, our panelists explore the meaning of fungibility and interoperability in the current and future digital money ecosystem. How do these two concepts differ and interrelate? How can a jurisdiction's legal and regulatory framework support fungibility between CBDC and stablecoins? Why does it matter when we consider the relationship between public and private forms of money?

In this episode of the Digital Euro Podcast, Sarah Palurovic (Executive Director of the DEA) takes a look at the perspectives of crypto and CBDC proponents. The debate which is shaped by polarizing voices on social media, especially Twitter, seems to have fundamentally irreconcilable perspectives. Which points of critique and philosophies are brought forth by these two camps who holds up to a reality check? Is there any common ground for crypto and CBDC proponents?

The recent Ukraine-Russia war has raised multiple significant questions about the use of digital money. First, with the bank-run on Russian banks following the sanctions, would public and private forms of digital money offer potential ways to deal with bank-runs? After Western nations imposed new sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian ruble was down nearly 30% against the US dollar at one point. Soon after, Russians queued to withdraw money in some cities, worried about cash shortages, despite the Russian Central Bank calling for calm. With the bank-run on Russian banks following the sanctions, public and private forms of digital money received the spotlight to be discussed regarding their roles in dealing with bank-runs as well as possibly creating other forms of risks.

In this episode of the DEA Podcast, Sarah Palurovic interviews Glenn Kim, the managing director of strategic business development at Fluency with vast experience in government and central bank financial advisor, investment banking, and entrepreneurship in tech and financial services. They discuss which tasks, tools and processes could be outsourced to the public sector companies by a Central Bank when CBDCs are introduced. Glenn explains how such products and services will be introduced concurrent with the introduction of a CBDC and how factors such as user-experience, data protection (i.e., GDPR requirements) and anonymity are addressed in such an outsourcing business model. Be sure to tune in to learn about how Central Banks draw the line between welcoming public sector solutions (i.e., tech or wallet providers) and simultaneously use regulation as a tool to omit disintermediation.

In this episode, Valentin Seehausen talks with Jannah Patchay about the fungibility and interoperability of CBDC. Jannah works for the Digital Pound Foundation and is specialized in financial markets innovation, and in helping firms to define, develop and execute their commercial strategies in a highly regulated environment. Her passion lies in building the capital markets of the future, harnessing emerging technology to create new and innovative financial services and products that can promote wider social benefit and greater access to financial services.

In this episode, Valentin Seehausen talks with Franklin Noll about Stablecoins, Synthetic CBDC, and the general history of cryptocurrencies. Noll Historical Consulting assists clients in succeeding in the cryptocurrency, monetary, and payments fields by providing inside knowledge of those worlds and by providing the expertise needed to develop and promote successful projects. Focusing on the technology of money, past, present, and future, Noll Historical Consulting helps those working with banknotes, stablecoins, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and more. Just some of the services available are shown below.

Central banks around the world have stepped in and intensified their efforts to conceptualize and design their own digital currencies, i.e., central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), in particular, as a reaction to the increased competitive dynamics by the cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. Asia has a particular importance and critical leading efforts in this space with various Asian central banks assessing and experimenting with CBDCs. For instance, China has launched pilot programs and trials of its digital currency project e-CNY. Goals of the e-CNY include to provide a convenient, yet more efficient, resilient and secure retail payment system to increase financial inclusion and preserve monetary sovereignty. Further, fair competition and interoperability should be promoted. As another example, the Bank of Japan is in the proof of concept stage regarding their own digital currency. Additionally, the Japan Digital Currency Forum as a consortium of around 70 Japanese firms, including the country's three largest banks, is also working on a yen-based digital currency, tentatively called "DCJPY" for Japan's private sector to complement the central bank's efforts.