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The European Central Bank (ECB) is moving euro reserves toward blockchain settlement after €1.6B in trials, while Isabel Schnabel says stablecoins should remain complements. Key Points: The ECB wants central bank reserves to become native programmable assets for tokenized financial markets. Project

The European Central Bank says a digital euro would offer the strongest privacy current technology allows, as Europe prepares a 2027 pilot and targets possible issuance in 2029. Key Points: Offline digital euro payments would be visible only to the payer and payee, according to the ECB. The Eurosyst

The European Securities and Markets Authority added 12 firms to its MiCA register on Jul. 31, lifting the bloc's authorized crypto provider total to 321. Key Points: ESMA's fourth post-deadline update brought the authorized crypto-asset service provider count to 321 across the European Economic Area

Google and Apple are resisting new European Union requirements designed to give rival AI assistants deeper access to smartphones across the bloc. Key Points: Google must broaden Android access for third-party AI agents by July 2027. Apple has delayed its new Siri assistant in the EU, citing privacy

Anthropic drew sharp criticism from European lawmakers on Tuesday after sending a junior technical employee, not a senior policy official, to answer Brussels' questions about its cyber-capable AI models. Key Points: Anthropic sent April technical hire Donny Greenberg to testify remotely instead of p