The ECB has launched Pontes with Axiology among its first DLT operators, bringing XRPL-derived technology into Europe’s tokenized settlement infrastructure.
The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.
In July, Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission, the CVM, created a dedicated Tokenization Working Group to study the registration, custody, trading, and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology.
The group has also been...
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SEC Proposes Modernizing Transfer Agent Rules, Signals Shift Toward Tokenized Securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of registration and reporting requirements for securities...
The European Central Bank (ECB) wants to issue euros directly onto a blockchain. Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel made that case at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, and she was very clear about stablecoins.
She is talking about money that...
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ECB to Launch Tokenized Finance Project Pontes in Q3, Linking DLT with TARGET Services
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the launch of Pontes, a tokenized finance project, in the third quarter of this year. The initiative,...
Nexo is strengthening its MiCA compliance in Europe by partnering with DLT Finance and Tangany to ensure regulated digital asset brokerage and custody services.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched its first supervisory sweep of licensed crypto firms on July 8, putting custody resilience under EU-wide review. It comes days after MiCA took full effect and popular crypto exchange...
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Euroclear and Banque de France to tokenize Europe’s largest short-term bond market
Euroclear, the world’s largest International Central Securities Depository (ICSD), is moving to tokenize the NEU CP market — Europe’s largest market for...
