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    3 months ago

    The point is that a digital Euro is less anonymous than the physical Euro.

    Again, anonymous payments are technically possible and the ECB at least claims that it wants to implement them:

    An offline digital euro: cash-like privacy levels

    The details of your offline digital euro payments would only be known to you and the recipient. This offline functionality would combine the convenience of digital payments with cash-like privacy levels without the need for an internet connection.

    There no final technical specifications yet, so claiming that it will not be implemented is pure speculation at this point.

    Also, implementing the digital Euro does not mean abolishing the physical Euro.
    You can still pay with cash.
    Claims that the Eu wants to take away out cash are also not backed up by any evidence.