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Fabio Panetta
public_official
Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB); prominent commentator on crypto-assets, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies.
Status
public_official
Jurisdiction
EU
Tags
ECB, euro-area, cryptoassets, CBDC, speech
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- ECB Executive Board member with responsibilities in areas including payments and financial stability discussions.
- Has delivered multiple ECB speeches analyzing crypto-asset risks and policy responses (and arguments for a CBDC as a public anchor).
- The referenced speech explicitly discusses crypto-asset market dynamics and consumer/investor risk narratives.
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Timeline
2022-04-25
Delivered the ECB speech “For a few cryptos more: the Wild West of crypto finance” at Columbia University.
• For a few cryptos more: the Wild West of crypto finance (European Central Bank (ECB) speech)