Banque de France deputy governor Denis Beau called for immediate private-sector mobilisation to build euro stablecoins, marking a clearer split with Christine Lagarde’s slower approach to Europe’s digital asset strategy.
Banque de France deputy governor Denis Beau called on May 12 for immediate mobilisation by European private-sector participants to build euro stablecoins. His remarks, reported as a break from European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde’s slower approach, sharpen the policy debate in Europe over how public institutions and private companies should participate in digital asset infrastructure and tokenized finance.