"We need to prepare our currency for the future," said ECB president Christine Lagarde
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The European Central Bank said Wednesday it would take the next step on the path towards a possible "digital euro", by greenlighting the start of a two-year "preparation phase" from November.
"We need to prepare our currency for the future," said ECB president Christine Lagarde, adding that a digital euro would "coexist alongside physical cash, which will always be available, leaving no one behind".
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