EU Speeds Up Plans for Digital Euro After Us Passes Stablecoin Law
Posted5 months agoActive5 months ago
ft.comOtherstory
skepticalnegative
Debate
20/100
Digital CurrencyEU PolicyStablecoin
Key topics
Digital Currency
EU Policy
Stablecoin
The EU is accelerating plans for a digital euro following the US passing a stablecoin law, sparking concerns about programmable currency and its implications.
Snapshot generated from the HN discussion
Discussion Activity
Light discussionFirst comment
39m
Peak period
1
0-1h
Avg / period
1
Key moments
- 01Story posted
Aug 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM EDT
5 months ago
Step 01 - 02First comment
Aug 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM EDT
39m after posting
Step 02 - 03Peak activity
1 comments in 0-1h
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03 - 04Latest activity
Aug 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM EDT
5 months ago
Step 04
Generating AI Summary...
Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns
Discussion (2 comments)
Showing 2 comments
PeterStuer
5 months ago
Programmable currency distopia, here we come. We will need a p2p token exchange unless we want to revert to direct bartering. And no, Bitcoin ain't it as that can be so easily subverted.
__d
5 months ago
https://archive.is/RN3nu
View full discussion on Hacker News
ID: 44981332Type: storyLast synced: 11/20/2025, 12:20:30 PM
Want the full context?
Jump to the original sources
Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.