Eurozone Protests Erupt as ECB Launches “Digital Euro” Pilot; Privacy Advocates Fear “Surveillance State”
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt on Sunday, banging pots and waving banners reading “Cash is Freedom” and “No to Spy-Coin.” The demonstrations come as the ECB officially launches the pilot phase of the Digital Euro across five member states: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.






