Europe is considering issuing a digital euro.The European Central Bank (ECB) has already launched a survey
Meduza writes about this with reference to the head of the ECB, Christine Lagarde.According to her, public consultations have begun so that Europeans can tell whether they would like to use the digital euro or not.
It is clarified that we are talking about the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).The advantage of such a currency may be that it is backed by ECB money, which "can be relied on".
Russia also has a CBDC project - a digital ruble. He, according to the Central Bank, will combine the properties of cash and non-cash rubles. So far, no decision has been made to issue such a currency.