Digital Euro Clears EU Parliament Hurdle, Full Launch Targeted by 2029

The European Central Bank secured key parliamentary committee backing for a digital euro, a central bank-issued electronic payment system for all eurozone residents, with final legislative approval expected by year-end and a full rollout planned for 2029. This marks a concrete step toward state-controlled digital currency infrastructure across 20 nations — a centralised monetary system in which governments determine holding limits, transaction rules, and access conditions. Revelation 13:17 describes a coming system in which no one may buy or sell without authorised participation — the digital euro's architecture of government-set caps, mandatory merchant acceptance, and central oversight reflects the institutional framework such a system would require.