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Re:European Alternatives by s_dev on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:21PM (#46738772)
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.ht...

The digital Euro has not been implemented yet. Some analysts are skeptical but this is the EUs answer for Visa/Mastercard.

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Re:European Alternatives by dagurp on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:41PM (#46738985)
For small transactions right? I haven't looked much into it but I thought the main purpose was to save people all the transaction fees.
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Re:European Alternatives by s_dev on Friday January 23, 2026 @05:57PM (#46739137)
That's not the main purpose. The main purpose is tech independence.
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