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Benoit Ceoure
From PayPal to Libra: Big Tech Has Forced Central Banks to Wake Up to CBDCs, Says Benoit Coeure
Libra was the final wake-up call for central banks that prompted serious consideration of digital currency issuances, according to the head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group
The working group will pool research into CBDCs.

ECB Official Calls Bitcoin 'Evil Spawn of the Financial Crisis'
ECB executive board member Benoît Cœuré has discussed potential uses for blockchain at central banks, but he's really not keen on bitcoin.

European Central Bank Member: We Aren't Ignoring Cryptocurrency
European Central Bank board member Benoît Cœuré says that the group is following bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but do not consider them threats.

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