[2026-07-19] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

European banks are losing the payments war in installments. First came mobile apps, which took their fees and transaction data, then digital payments and startups took even more control. Now the ECB is warning that stablecoins could take the thing that really hurts: their deposits. Piero Cipollone, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, delivered that message Friday at a banking conference in Rome, and framed the digital euro as the structural answer.

“Even traditional debit ca...