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Lagarde says euro-area economy resilient, digital euro imminent

  • —Lagarde called the euro-area economy resilient
  • —She said the digital euro launch is imminent
  • —The ECB expects the digital euro to spur retail payments competition
Why it matters: A digital euro would expand the ECB's role in payments and could reshape Europe's stablecoin landscape.
Source: Cointelegraph