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ECB seeks experts to define digital euro integration across payment infrastructure

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ECB seeks experts to define digital euro integration across payment infrastructure

The European Central Bank is looking for experts who can help define how a potential digital euro can be used across ATMs and payment terminals.

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  • ECB opens applications for expert workstreams to define how a digital euro would function across ATMs and payment terminals.
  • Workstreams will focus on technical specifications and certification frameworks to ensure integration with existing payment systems, including offline capability.

The ECB published an announcement on Wednesday, opening applications for two workstreams under its Rulebook Development Group. The first will focus on implementation specifications for ATM and terminal providers, while the other will work on certification and approval frameworks for payment solutions.

Experts joining the workstreams would contribute to how a potential digital euro would integrate across existing payment systems and technologies, including offline functionality and interoperability with standards used across Europe.

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The workstreams will report to the Rulebook Development Group, which includes representatives from merchants, payment service providers and consumers.

“The draft rulebook currently being developed will be sufficiently flexible to accommodate any future adjustments and will be updated in accordance with the outcome of the digital euro legislative process. A possible decision by the ECB’s Governing Council to issue a digital euro would only be taken after the legislative act has been adopted,” the ECB said.

As previously reported by crypto.news, last year, the ECB announced providers for five components and services after a similar call for applications published in 2024.

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The banking regulator had also put out invitations to tender for firms that could offer technology solutions and components around alias lookup, fraud and risk management, offline services and software development kits, among others.

While the ECB is making progress around the digital euro rollout, it has continued issuing public warnings about the risks of stablecoins, which are seen as one of the biggest competitors to any central bank digital currency.

The ECB is concerned that if euro-denominated stablecoins gain serious traction, it could weaken the effectiveness of monetary policy and reduce the funding base of traditional banks.

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Gemini Sued Over Alleged Deception for Post-IPO Pivot

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Gemini Sued Over Alleged Deception for Post-IPO Pivot

Gemini has been hit with a proposed class action in New York for allegedly misleading investors during and after the crypto exchange’s September initial public offering.

The class action lawsuit filed by shareholders on Thursday in a Manhattan federal court against Gemini, its co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and company executives, claims they made misleading statements in the company’s IPO documents.

Plaintiff Marc Methvin claimed that the documents portrayed Gemini as a growing crypto exchange focused on expanding its user base and international footprint, but made an “abrupt corporate pivot to a prediction-market-centric business model.”

Gemini held its IPO in September, floating its shares at $28 on the Nasdaq. The stock briefly tapped $40 but has since fallen by more than 80% to trade at around $6 on Thursday. 

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The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial and damages as compensation for investors who bought shares at what the complaint claimed were “artificially inflated prices” shortly after the IPO. 

Prediction market pivot caused stock drop, say shareholders

According to the complaint, in November, Gemini executives publicly touted its international expansion progress, stating the company was committed to extending into “key global markets.”

The lawsuit said Gemini IPO documents described the exchange as its “core product.” However, in early February, the Winklevoss brothers announced a pivot to prediction markets called “Gemini 2.0.” 

The firm also announced that it would cut 25% of its workforce and exit the EU, UK, and Australian markets. 

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Related: Gemini post-IPO shakeup sees exit of three top executives

Later that month, the company’s chief financial officer, chief operations officer, and chief legal officer all departed as the firm reported increased operating expenses of around 40%, according to the lawsuit.

The complaint claimed that as a result of these changes, the class group had seen “significant losses and damages” as Gemini’s stock price dropped to an all-time low of $5.82 by February 20.

Gemini stock has tanked since its September IPO. Source: Google Finance

Gemini reported on Thursday that its Q4 revenues rose 39% year-on-year to $60.3 million, beating analyst expectations of $51.7 million.

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