Euro zone to step up work on public cryptocurrency

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Euro zone to step up work on public cryptocurrency
Euro zone governments and central banks are working on a long-term plan to launch a public digital currency that they hope would make redundant projects like Facebook's Libra, which is seen as a risk to financial stability, officials said on Friday. The 19-country bloc is also united in pursuing ...

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