The immense stagnation of a eurozone trapped in a crumbling EU has caused many missouts. But two game-changers are shaking the monetary union from its lethargy. We are speaking of: Facebook's announcement of the launch of its virtual currency, the libra, which has created panic among state officials and, at least for the time being, has led to a kind of moratorium. However, what Facebook has confirmed via this announcement is that the globalised e-economy can no longer be satisfied with the current monetary system. The arrival of the digital yuan, or DC/EP, which was announced in August, shortly after the libra. First scheduled to be launched on 11 November, Singles' Day, its release is now scheduled for around January-February. No moratorium in sight this time! China is a sovereign state that is free to launch this kind of initiative. Figure 1 - How Libra works. Source: Le Figaro   While the eurozone, the BIS and the BoE are panicking at these announcements, former Fed Governor Alan Greenspan believes there is no reason for central banks to issue digital currencies. This remark can be attributed to both his age and his nationality (it is first and foremost the hegemony of [...]

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