Spanish government plans national cryptocurrency Bank Spain - The government studies the possibility of creating a national cryptocurrency together with the Bank of Spain.

Cryptocurrencies are gaining more and more importance in the world, and although Bitcoin is perhaps the best known cryptocurrency, you should know that there are many more that also have a good future.

But now it is the government of Spain itself that is interested in this currency, and it could even be thinking about the creation of a public cryptocurrency, something that would be very new in the field of the European Union. In fact, it would be the second in the world.

In a proposal made to the Congress of Deputies, the Socialist Party urges the government to create a study group to evaluate the possibility of the creation of a cryptocurrency at the national level, in collaboration with the Bank of Spain.

Spanish government plans national cryptocurrency Bank Spain

For the socialist group, this cryptocurrency could bring financial stability to both the Spanish and European economies, in addition to enabling a "recovery of the character of money as a public good and under democratic control". In Europe, quite a few countries have already begun to investigate the feasibility of a similar project.

The government has highlighted some of the differences in public and private cryptocurrencies, such as the greater volatility of the latter, since their value can vary significantly at the stroke of a tweet. In addition, there has also been talk of the great environmental impact that cryptocurrencies have.

Spanish government plans national cryptocurrency Bank Spain

In this way the government wanted to make sure to control digital payment methods that do not operate under the usual banking circuit. Although the Government has wanted to make it clear that the creation of this cryptocurrency would not imply "neither the nationalization of the banking system, nor the statalization of credit."

On the other hand, it is not clear what model the government party will bet on, if it is finally created, since there is some indecision between using a hybrid model, where certain private activity on the part of the bank is preserved, such as the granting of credits, although betting on a solely digital model, with accounts opened in the Central Bank.

This is a rather interesting step by the Spanish government, which shows how cryptocurrency has become an important financial asset. In addition, this project would be among the first in the world in this direction.

Spanish government plans national cryptocurrency Bank Spain

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Thus, it has published a job offer for the position of technician/a in offensive security, with full working time and a gross annual salary from 22,904 euros and with projection up to 34,770 euros.

The person selected will work in Paterna (Valencia), in innovative projects of high relevance and leading technologies, and will put to test the security of systems (such as detect and exploit vulnerabilities), the use of tools for automation of attacks and perform regular exercise, safety, simulating scenarios such as an external attack, a stolen credentials or unauthorised access, reports Mercadona.

As requirements, the job offer mentions knowledge in offensive security and languages such as Phython, Bash, Golang or Java; hourly availability from Monday to Friday; driver's license and own vehicle; ability to communicate and teamwork and passion for new technologies.

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You can apply for this new job offer from Mercadona by creating your own profile on the website.