EU officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro, and the US Department of Justice has called for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to be removed from her post. Plus, investors lost billions of dollars in July in what could be pump and dump stock scams.
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EU speeds up plans for digital euro after US passes stablecoin law
Justice department calls on Federal Reserve to sack governor Lisa Cook
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