ECB President Christine Lagarde made it very clear during her Monday’s interview with a French business magazine, Challenges, that although she is in favor of developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), she, in no way, wants to deter private entities from making strides in the development of private stablecoins. The European Central Bank (ECB) Chief Lagarde has always openly supported the idea behind CBDCs. In December, she affirmed that the institution wants to be at the forefront of technological developments surrounding CBDCs. However, on Monday, she added that the bank does not want to discourage private companies from getting