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June 28 (Cointime) - The European Commission has released its legislative plans for a digital euro, which would allow Europeans to make digital payments for free across the currency zone.

June 23 (Cointime) - BlackRock's application to launch a Bitcoin ETF has sparked debate in the crypto community, with some seeing it as validation for the industry while others raise concerns about traditional financial institutions entering the space. Critics suggest that BlackRock's filing could be part of a broader power shift favoring traditional finance firms in the crypto landscape.

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June 21 (Cointime) - The European Commission will publish legislation on a digital euro on June 28, according to Commissioner Mairead McGuinness. The bill will cover topics such as privacy, distribution, and offline transactions. McGuinness confirmed that plans for the central bank digital currency have raised concerns about state snooping and the status of banknotes and coins. The European Central Bank will make a decision later this year on whether to proceed with the project after examining technical details for several years.

June 20 (Cointime) - Privacy-centric DeFi Infrastructure Provider Portal Gate Closes $1.1M Seed Funding Round, Led by Apollo Crypto, to Build Compliant and Efficient On-Chain Trading for Institutions. Portal Gate's mission is to build compliant and private DeFi infrastructure to facilitate more efficient on-chain trading for institutions.

June 16 (Cointime) - The Bank of England (BOE) has completed a yearlong project called Rosalind, in collaboration with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which found that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could offer a "diverse range" of benefits, including faster and simpler person-to-person payments, innovative financial products, and reduced fraud. The report from the first phase of the experiment also revealed that a CBDC could introduce the concept of "programmability" to money. The BOE's interest in launching its own CBDC, informally known as "Britcoin," has been strengthened by these findings, but the decision still requires the support of the UK Treasury. The project also addressed concerns about privacy, with the conclusion that privacy could be maintained.

The draft text states that the digital euro needs to be usable offline from the start to ensure privacy. The digital euro should be available for online and offline transactions from its first release. The level of privacy used offline should be comparable to withdrawing banknotes at an ATM.

A Bitcoin whale that had been dormant for over a decade has suddenly moved 1,400 BTC worth over $36 million to a Pay-to-Taproot (P2TR) address, according to on-chain data. The move may have been made for enhanced privacy, as P2TR transactions allow for more complex output paths and scripts. This is not the first time that "ancient" Bitcoin wallets have woken up from dormancy in recent months, with several other large transactions being recorded. The reason for these sudden movements is unknown.

The defunct FTX exchange has been granted permission by a Federal Court to permanently shield its customers' identities as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.