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Coins•Oct 3, 2026

ECB Board Member Makes the Case for Central Banks Going On-Chain

Key Highlights Tokenization could help integrate Europe’s fragmented financial infrastructure, according to ECB board member Schnabel. The technology could support the migration of wholesale assets and central bank money onto shared or interoperable blockchain networks. ECB projects Pontes and Appia are examining digital settlement and tokenized financial architectures in the Eurosystem. Tokenization Could Help Integrate ...

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Coins•Sep 21, 2026

ECB Plans to Buy Tokenized Bonds with Its Own Funds

Key Highlights The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to allocate a small portion of its reserves to tokenized securities, establishing direct exposure to blockchain-based financial markets. Transactions will settle via Pontes, a new Eurosystem platform that connects the ECB’s payment infrastructure to blockchain networks using central bank money. ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone emphasized ...

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