ECB reveals first DLT operators for Pontes, plus Appia contact group members – Ledger Insights
As the European Central Bank (ECB) and Eurosystem prepare for the launch of the Pontes DLT settlement solution…
ECB targets 21 September go live for Project Pontes. A primer on tokenized central bank money – Ledger Insights
The European Central Bank wants to bring tokenized central bank money into production. If all goes to plan,…
ECB opens call for Appia contact group participants for wholesale DLT markets – Ledger Insights
The European Central Bank (ECB) has opened a call for participation in the Appia contact group, the initiative…
ECB to extend TARGET hours enabling Pontes, 24/7 DLT settlement – Ledger Insights
Following a consultation involving 125 responses, the European Central Bank (ECB) today announced plans to extend aspects of…
Bank of England DLT Challenge finds trade offs for wholesale settlement – Ledger Insights
Last year the Bank of England and BIS Innovation Hub launched the DLT Innovation Challenge to explore how…
ECB’s Lagarde questions the case for promoting euro stablecoins – Ledger Insights
In a speech today, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde explored the growing adoption of stablecoins and…
AFME emphasizes market-based structures in vision for tokenization, DLT in Europe – Ledger Insights
Today the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) published its vision for future DLT-based architecture for European…
ECB Director: tokenization gains unmatched by previous waves of tech change – Ledger Insights
Yesterday Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) executive board, gave an expansive speech on…
My Dispatch from The Banking Scene Amsterdam
by Tom Dickinson Traveling from the grey skies of London to the crisp, canal-side air of the Eye…
Reserve Bank of Australia explores tokenization sandbox – Ledger Insights
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) plans to explore a new digital financial market infrastructure (DFMI) sandbox with…
Europe’s wCBDC Project Pontes drops pilot label as it readies for September launch – Ledger Insights
Pontes, the first track of Europe’s DLT solution for wholesale central bank money and CBDC, plans to launch…
ECB launches Appia consultation re wholesale DLT settlement infrastructure – Ledger Insights
The European Central Bank has published a consultation paper for Appia, its long term initiative to develop an…