Lagarde demands fastest possible digital euro rollout. Digital euro complements cash for EU internet payments. Euro symbolizes EU trust and unity. ECB starts technical infrastructure for testing. Retail launch possible in 2029 if EU Parliament approves. Crypto critics say CBDC kills DeFi freedom. CBDC enables payment tracking and privacy loss. Publicist calls it control not trust. Crypto CEO mocks it as rejecting private money. French right-wing proposes CBDC ban. German AfD wants Bitcoin as national strategic asset. Poles 56% oppose replacing zloty with euro. Half of Poles say never adopt euro. Poland treaty-bound to euro but no date set. Digital euro could start Poland's euro era. ECB ignores growing freedom and privacy backlash.