ECB Launches Pontes Platform to Settle Tokenized Assets in Central-Bank Money
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The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a platform for settling tokenized assets using central-bank money rather than stablecoins, according to CoinDesk and Cointelegraph.The service will expand gradually, with full deployment targeted for 2028 and additional participants expected to join.- The European Central Bank has deployed Pontes, a platform designed to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money, according to CoinDesk.
- The launch lets the Eurosystem settle tokenized transactions without relying on stablecoins, according to Cointelegraph.
- Pontes will expand its services and operating hours gradually, with full implementation expected by 2028 as more participants join, according to Cointelegraph.
- Separately, the ECB said it plans to invest its own funds in tokenized securities, buying euro-denominated public-sector debt and settling the trades through Pontes, according to CoinDesk and Decrypt.
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The ECB has deployed Pontes to settle wholesale tokenized assets directly in central-bank money, bypassing stablecoins.- The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a platform to settle tokenized wholesale assets in central-bank money, and plans to buy tokenized public debt with its own funds.
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ECB launches Pontes platform to settle tokenized assets in central-bank money- ECB Launches Pontes Platform to Settle Tokenized Assets in Central-Bank Money
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The European Central Bank has deployed Pontes, a platform designed to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money, according to CoinDesk.
The launch lets the Eurosystem settle tokenized transactions without relying on stablecoins, according to Cointelegraph.
Pontes will expand its services and operating hours gradually, with full implementation expected by 2028 as more participants join, according to Cointelegraph.
Separately, the ECB said it plans to invest its own funds in tokenized securities, buying euro-denominated public-sector debt and settling the trades through Pontes, according to CoinDesk and Decrypt.
Sources: CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt
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- digestECB launches Pontes platform to settle tokenized assets in central-bank moneyfirst reported · 2 sourcescoindesk.com · cointelegraph.com
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