More roadblocks for the digital euro

plus: digital competitiveness, bank liquidity, Basel stubbornness, Supreme Court odds and more

“Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.” – Theodor Adorno ||

Hello everyone! What a rough day yesterday…

Some news: I have finally launched Cripto es Macro, a “light” version of this newsletter in Spanish. It felt like a logical step as 1) I live in Spain and 2) a few potential readers have asked for it. For now, it will publish 2-3 times a week, it will share less content than this newsletter, and it doesn’t have access to the archive. Also, for now, it’s free – it will move to paid probably in a month or so. If you know anyone that might be interested, do please let them know!

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IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

• More roadblocks for the digital euro

• Basel stubbornness

• Macro-Crypto Bits: ouch, bank liquidity, Supreme Court odds, digital competitiveness

WHAT I’M WATCHING:

More roadblocks for the digital euro

Today, the European Parliament meets to discuss the digital euro. But it does so amid increasingly vocal opposition.