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Today in crypto, the European Central Bank has selected technology partners for its digital euro project. Plasma founder Paul Faecks denied insider selling allegations after the XPL token plunged more than 50%, and Swedish lawmakers proposed exploring a national Bitcoin reserve.
The European Central Bank (ECB), as part of its preparation phase for a potential digital euro launch, announced framework agreements with technology providers responsible for components of the central bank digital currency (CBDC).
In a Thursday notice, the ECB said it had reached agreements with seven entities — and at least one more expected to be announced — to provide services related to managing fraud and risk, a secure exchange of payment information, and software development for a possible digital euro. Among the companies were Feedzai, which uses AI to detect fraud and the security technology company Giesecke+Devrient.
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