Morning Edition · Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Two Roads on State Digital Money: A US Ban and a Privacy-Minded Digital Euro
US lawmakers moved to bar a Federal Reserve digital currency through 2030 as European legislators advanced a digital euro built around zero-knowledge privacy.
The United States and the European Union are moving in opposite directions on whether a central bank should issue digital money. In Washington, the Senate passed a housing bill that includes a ban on a Federal Reserve-issued central bank di…
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