Opinion
Making accounts at Europe’s central banks accessible to payment companies — such as stablecoin issuers — would be a boon to financial stability.
Patrick Hansen
Patrick Hansen is the director of EU strategy and policy at Circle. He was previously head of strategy and business development at crypto-wallet startup Unstoppable Finance, and head of blockchain policy at Bitkom, Europe’s largest tech trade association. He holds master’s degrees in business and political science.
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