ECB

European Central Bank

The Eurozone central bank — sets monetary policy and oversees euro-denominated payment systems including the in-development digital euro.

The ECB has voiced public scepticism of stablecoins as monetary substitutes and is pushing the digital-euro project. EUR-pegged stablecoins (EURC, EURS, agEUR) operate under ECB-influenced supervisory frameworks via national EMI authorisations under MiCA.

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