# 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.

- Published: 2026-06-24T10:28:54.561Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-24/two-roads-on-state-digital-money-a-us-ban-and-a-privacy-mind
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: macro
- Sources: [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/us-senate-passes-bill-four-year-fed), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

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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