Qivalis is the name of the consortium of 10 European banks, including CaixaBank, that will launch their own digital currency during the second half of next year. Specifically, a stablecoinThat is, a digital currency linked in this case to the euro. stablecoin It will allow for near-instantaneous, low-cost payments and settlements, available 24/7, including cross-border transactions, improved supply chain management, and settlement of digital assets such as securities and cryptocurrencies.

According to the latest Eurobarometer Youth Survey, published this Monday in the European Parliament, 76% of young people in the European Union consider that they have been exposed to fake news "sometimes", "very often" or "often". The study was carried out on young people between sixteen and thirty years old, and for 42% of those surveyed, social networks are the main source of information, surpassing television, the second most voted option (39%). The most used platforms to get information are Instagram (47%), TikTok (39%) and YouTube (37%). Online news websites are the third preferred option, with only 26% of the votes. Those who prefer television are also more likely to use news platforms and radio, and are twenty-five years old or older, while the youngest prefer networks. In the question "From which of these sources do you get most of your information on politics and social issues?", 49% of Spanish respondents answered from social media, seven points above the European average.