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  "id": 3499814,
  "title": "ECB claims digital euro will offer 'maximum level of privacy' amid surveillance fears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ecb-claims-digital-euro-will-offer-maximum-level-of-privacy-amid",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:14:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/26/the-digital-euro-will-offer-more-privacy-than-regular-bank-transfers-ecb-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Central bank officials say the Eurosystem will be structurally unable to link users to purchases, but civil society groups remain skeptical.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Decrypt",
        "title": "Digital Euro Will Offer 'Maximum Level of Privacy,' ECB Board Member Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/digital-euro-will-offer-maximum-level-of-privacy-ecb-board-member-says",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:51:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}