Citizens and professionals alike value privacy most for possible future digital euro Preference for a digital euro being integrated into existing banking and payment systems Public consultation provides valuable input for Eurosystem’s decision in mid-2021 on starting formal investigation on digital euro The European Central Bank (ECB) has published today a comprehensive analysis of its public consultation on a digital euro. The analysis confirms, by and large, our initial findings: what the public and professionals want the most from such a digital currency is privacy (43%), followed by security (18%), the ability to ... (full story)