The President of the European Central Bank has that that a ‘digital euro’ would take four years to materialise, perhaps even longer, dashing any short-term hopes that it might aid in the fight against dirty money.
Christine Lagarde said that the timeframe was down to the EU’s wish that if a central bank digital currency (CBDC) were introduced in the bloc, it would be done cleanly.
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