Conference Paper 2026 ● Accepted — IEEE Xplore

The Emergence of the Digital Euro:
DLT-Inspired Design Principles and Tiered Architecture
for Balancing Privacy and Regulatory Compliance

Author Ludovico Papalia
Presented July 2026
Venue ICEDEG 2026 — 12th International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment
LocationLisbon, Portugal · 8–10 July 2026
Language English
Affiliation Università di Bologna · Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Papalia, L. (2026). The emergence of the digital euro: DLT-inspired design principles and tiered architecture for balancing privacy and regulatory compliance. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG 2026). IEEE. [DOI forthcoming]