Cardano Founder Tells UN Crypto Is Entering A New Era Of Exponential Growth

UNCLASSIFIEDCardano Founder Tells UNCrypto Is Entering A New Era OfExponential Growth18IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESOct 4, 2026 19:47blockboard.net
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Charles Hoskinson used a United Nations appearance to criticize the European Union’s planned digital euro and to raise the prospect of spending limits or other forms of “asset and transaction discrimination.” He also pointed to the draft law’s current language, while saying only a binding rule would settle the question.

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Hoskinson challenged officials to put a ban on asset and transaction discrimination into law if they are not planning such restrictions.
Cardano Founder Tells UN Crypto Is Entering A New Era Of Exponential Growth
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He framed crypto as entering a new era of exponential growth during the same UN appearance.
Cardano Founder Tells UN Crypto Is Entering A New Era Of Exponential Growth
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At a United Nations appearance, Charles Hoskinson said he does not trust the European Union with a digital euro and warned that it could bring “asset and transaction discrimination” within a decade.
Europeans Could Face Spending Caps Under a Digital Euro, Cardano's Hoskinson War
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Hoskinson said the EU’s draft digital euro law already rules out programmable spending rules, but that language is still being negotiated.
Europeans Could Face Spending Caps Under a Digital Euro, Cardano's Hoskinson War

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People watching the digital euro debate today are mainly EU residents, payment users, and regulators, because Hoskinson’s comments put the draft rules back in view. The immediate effect is that the discussion is no longer only about launching a digital euro, but also about whether spending controls or discrimination would be barred in practice.

What changes in practice is the legal framing around the digital euro: the draft text already says programmable spending rules are out, while Hoskinson asked for a binding law to make that clear. What does not change yet is that the language is still under negotiation, so the current draft is not the final rulebook.

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