Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz has announced that new generations of crypto-tokens will warrant closer scrutiny: Their technical stability needs to be evaluated, as must their impact on monetary and financial stability, he said during a speech in Brussels. Currently, crypto-tokens do not pose a risk to monetary or financial stability, he noted.

We use money every day, taking it for granted in our daily lives. At the same time, money is one of the most important business areas for any central bank. But what exactly is money? What forms does it take, and what are the characteristics that turn something into money? We answer these and other questions in the following animation film.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has acknowledged the role of Sveriges Riksbank, the Swedish central bank, as an important innovator in central bank history. "Being the world´s oldest central bank, and the third-oldest bank, it has been a trailblazer for monetary institutions from the get-go", he said in his speech at the 350th Anniversary of the Sveriges Riksbank in Stockholm.

For Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling, Brexit marks a turning point that will weaken London's role as Europe's financial centre. Speaking at an event in Frankfurt am Main, he explained that the EU could consequently go on to develop its own global, digitally networked financial centre – a digital city of Europe.