An op-ed in the Financial Times today from a former ECB supervisory board member throws shade at the retail digital euro, pointing out that it is hard to make a compelling use case and suggesting that the ECB’s focus is shifting to the wholesale CBDC projects.

This could mean further delays to the retail CBDC, pushing a potential launch to even later than the current target of 2029.

“If and when an eventual positive decision comes, the digital euro risks being old before being born.”

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