{"id":34705,"date":"2021-01-14T11:27:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T09:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=34705"},"modified":"2025-08-28T21:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:51:05","slug":"ecb-privacy-cited-as-the-main-characteristic-of-the-digital-euro-by-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/ecb-privacy-cited-as-the-main-characteristic-of-the-digital-euro-by-users\/","title":{"rendered":"ECB: Privacy cited as the main characteristic of the digital euro by users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The European Central Bank (ECB) has completed public consultations on the digital euro. More than 8,000 people and organisations participated in the discussion, a record for such public consultations by the ECB, <\/span><a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/\/press\/pr\/date\/2021\/html\/ecb.pr210113~ec9929f446.en.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener noreferrer\\\"><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\"> the regulator.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">According to an initial analysis of the data obtained, privacy is seen as the most important characteristic of the digital euro. It is followed by security and the asset&#8217;s accessibility across the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">Final results of the data analysis will be published in the spring. 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