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- ProposalEU
ESMA to make AI and tokenisation a named supervisory priority from 2027
Tokenised bond · Stablecoin · CBDC
- ConsultationEU
ECB and ESCB push to close MiCA's indirect stablecoin yield loophole
Stablecoin
- ConsultationEU
ESCB Urges EU to Drop 30% Bank Deposit Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
Stablecoin
- LiveEUTop signal
ECB launches Pontes platform to settle tokenised wholesale assets in central-bank money
CBDC · Tokenised bond · Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
ECB to Buy Tokenised Bonds Through New Pontes Settlement Platform
Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
ECB to invest own funds in tokenised securities settled via Pontes
Tokenised bond · CBDC
- LiveEU
Eurosystem launches Pontes to settle tokenised asset transactions in central bank money
CBDC
- LiveEU
ECB's Pontes Wholesale Settlement Platform Goes Live With Four DLT Operators
CBDC · Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
S&P Global Acquires OpenZeppelin to Extend Risk Coverage to Smart-Contract Code
Stablecoin · Tokenised MMF · CBDC
- ProposalEU
Deutsche Bank Plans Crypto Custody Launch for European Institutions by Year-End
Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
Deutsche Bank Plans Digital Asset Custody for Corporate and Institutional Clients This Year
Stablecoin
- PilotEU
ECB Opens Digital Euro Pilot to Online Merchants Across 19 Countries
CBDC
- PilotEU
ECB Calls on Merchants to Join Digital Euro Pilot Programme
CBDC
- CommentaryEU
BIS Working Paper Finds On-Chain DeFi Metrics Unreliable Without Methodological Care
Stablecoin · CBDC
- CommentaryEU
ECB Paper Finds Fed Rate Signals Transmit Poorly to DeFi Stablecoin Yields
Stablecoin · CBDC
- LiveEU
S&P Global leads $110m Kaiko Series B extension with major TradFi backers
Tokenised bond · Tokenised MMF · Tokenised equity
- Commentary
ESMA warns tokenised equity wrappers fragment liquidity and fall short on promised benefits
Tokenised equity
- PilotEU
Matter Labs open-sources Prividium core as Bundesbank runs self-hosted pilot
Tokenised MMF · Tokenised equity · Tokenised deposit
- PilotEU
BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO join CBMT sandbox as deposit token network expands across Europe
Tokenised deposit · Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
Twenty-one banks and asset managers form USD stablecoin consortium targeting 2027 launch
Stablecoin
- CommentaryEU
ECB's Schnabel Argues Central Banks Must Go On-Chain for Tokenised Finance
Stablecoin · Tokenised repo · CBDC
September 2026
20 items
- ProposalEU
ESMA to make AI and tokenisation a named supervisory priority from 2027
Tokenised bond · Stablecoin · CBDC
- ConsultationEU
ECB and ESCB push to close MiCA's indirect stablecoin yield loophole
Stablecoin
- ConsultationEU
ESCB Urges EU to Drop 30% Bank Deposit Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
Stablecoin
- LiveEUTop signal
ECB launches Pontes platform to settle tokenised wholesale assets in central-bank money
CBDC · Tokenised bond · Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
ECB to Buy Tokenised Bonds Through New Pontes Settlement Platform
Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
ECB to invest own funds in tokenised securities settled via Pontes
Tokenised bond · CBDC
- LiveEU
Eurosystem launches Pontes to settle tokenised asset transactions in central bank money
CBDC
- LiveEU
ECB's Pontes Wholesale Settlement Platform Goes Live With Four DLT Operators
CBDC · Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
S&P Global Acquires OpenZeppelin to Extend Risk Coverage to Smart-Contract Code
Stablecoin · Tokenised MMF · CBDC
- ProposalEU
Deutsche Bank Plans Crypto Custody Launch for European Institutions by Year-End
Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
Deutsche Bank Plans Digital Asset Custody for Corporate and Institutional Clients This Year
Stablecoin
- PilotEU
ECB Opens Digital Euro Pilot to Online Merchants Across 19 Countries
CBDC
- PilotEU
ECB Calls on Merchants to Join Digital Euro Pilot Programme
CBDC
- CommentaryEU
BIS Working Paper Finds On-Chain DeFi Metrics Unreliable Without Methodological Care
Stablecoin · CBDC
- CommentaryEU
ECB Paper Finds Fed Rate Signals Transmit Poorly to DeFi Stablecoin Yields
Stablecoin · CBDC
- LiveEU
S&P Global leads $110m Kaiko Series B extension with major TradFi backers
Tokenised bond · Tokenised MMF · Tokenised equity
- Commentary
ESMA warns tokenised equity wrappers fragment liquidity and fall short on promised benefits
Tokenised equity
- PilotEU
Matter Labs open-sources Prividium core as Bundesbank runs self-hosted pilot
Tokenised MMF · Tokenised equity · Tokenised deposit
- PilotEU
BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO join CBMT sandbox as deposit token network expands across Europe
Tokenised deposit · Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
Twenty-one banks and asset managers form USD stablecoin consortium targeting 2027 launch
Stablecoin
August 2026
8 items
- CommentaryEU
ECB's Schnabel Argues Central Banks Must Go On-Chain for Tokenised Finance
Stablecoin · Tokenised repo · CBDC
- PilotEUTop signal
ECB's Pontes DLT settlement platform set for September go-live
CBDC · Tokenised bond · Tokenised collateral
- CommentaryEU
ECB's Cipollone Sets Conditions for Europe's Tokenised Market to Deliver
Tokenised bond · Tokenised deposit · Tokenised collateral
- ProposalEU
Clearstream to tokenise slice of €22 trillion custody book across settlement, collateral
Tokenised equity · Tokenised bond · Tokenised MMF
- ProposalEU
ECB Names First Four DLT Operators for Pontes Ahead of September Launch
CBDC · Stablecoin · Tokenised bond
- LiveEU
Africa Finance Corporation issues CHF 350m digital bond on SDX platform
Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
Project Pontes cash tokens lack settlement finality until 2027 ECB upgrade
Stablecoin · CBDC
- PilotEU
ECB sets 21 September go-live date for Project Pontes tokenised settlement
CBDC
July 2026
6 items
- LiveEU
Alpaca raises $435m in equity and debt to anchor tokenised stock custody
Tokenised equity
- LiveEU
Alpaca raises $435 million total to scale tokenised US equity infrastructure
Tokenised equity · Stablecoin
- PilotEUTop signal
ECB selects 36 payment service providers for digital euro pilot
CBDC
- Pilot
ECB names 36 payment firms for digital euro pilot starting 2027
CBDC
- LiveEU
ESMA Launches Supervisory Review of CASP Custody Resilience Across EU
- Live
ESMA Launches Year-Long Custody Compliance Review Across 283 EU-Registered CASPs
September 2026
20 items
- ProposalEU
ESMA to make AI and tokenisation a named supervisory priority from 2027
Tokenised bond · Stablecoin · CBDC
- ConsultationEU
ECB and ESCB push to close MiCA's indirect stablecoin yield loophole
Stablecoin
- ConsultationEU
ESCB Urges EU to Drop 30% Bank Deposit Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
Stablecoin
- LiveEUTop signal
ECB launches Pontes platform to settle tokenised wholesale assets in central-bank money
CBDC · Tokenised bond · Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
ECB to Buy Tokenised Bonds Through New Pontes Settlement Platform
Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
ECB to invest own funds in tokenised securities settled via Pontes
Tokenised bond · CBDC
- LiveEU
Eurosystem launches Pontes to settle tokenised asset transactions in central bank money
CBDC
- LiveEU
ECB's Pontes Wholesale Settlement Platform Goes Live With Four DLT Operators
CBDC · Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
S&P Global Acquires OpenZeppelin to Extend Risk Coverage to Smart-Contract Code
Stablecoin · Tokenised MMF · CBDC
- ProposalEU
Deutsche Bank Plans Crypto Custody Launch for European Institutions by Year-End
Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
Deutsche Bank Plans Digital Asset Custody for Corporate and Institutional Clients This Year
Stablecoin
- PilotEU
ECB Opens Digital Euro Pilot to Online Merchants Across 19 Countries
CBDC
- PilotEU
ECB Calls on Merchants to Join Digital Euro Pilot Programme
CBDC
- CommentaryEU
BIS Working Paper Finds On-Chain DeFi Metrics Unreliable Without Methodological Care
Stablecoin · CBDC
- CommentaryEU
ECB Paper Finds Fed Rate Signals Transmit Poorly to DeFi Stablecoin Yields
Stablecoin · CBDC
- LiveEU
S&P Global leads $110m Kaiko Series B extension with major TradFi backers
Tokenised bond · Tokenised MMF · Tokenised equity
- Commentary
ESMA warns tokenised equity wrappers fragment liquidity and fall short on promised benefits
Tokenised equity
- PilotEU
Matter Labs open-sources Prividium core as Bundesbank runs self-hosted pilot
Tokenised MMF · Tokenised equity · Tokenised deposit
- PilotEU
BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO join CBMT sandbox as deposit token network expands across Europe
Tokenised deposit · Stablecoin
- ProposalEU
Twenty-one banks and asset managers form USD stablecoin consortium targeting 2027 launch
Stablecoin
August 2026
8 items
- CommentaryEU
ECB's Schnabel Argues Central Banks Must Go On-Chain for Tokenised Finance
Stablecoin · Tokenised repo · CBDC
- PilotEUTop signal
ECB's Pontes DLT settlement platform set for September go-live
CBDC · Tokenised bond · Tokenised collateral
- CommentaryEU
ECB's Cipollone Sets Conditions for Europe's Tokenised Market to Deliver
Tokenised bond · Tokenised deposit · Tokenised collateral
- ProposalEU
Clearstream to tokenise slice of €22 trillion custody book across settlement, collateral
Tokenised equity · Tokenised bond · Tokenised MMF
- ProposalEU
ECB Names First Four DLT Operators for Pontes Ahead of September Launch
CBDC · Stablecoin · Tokenised bond
- LiveEU
Africa Finance Corporation issues CHF 350m digital bond on SDX platform
Tokenised bond
- ProposalEU
Project Pontes cash tokens lack settlement finality until 2027 ECB upgrade
Stablecoin · CBDC
- PilotEU
ECB sets 21 September go-live date for Project Pontes tokenised settlement
CBDC
July 2026
6 items
- LiveEU
Alpaca raises $435m in equity and debt to anchor tokenised stock custody
Tokenised equity
- LiveEU
Alpaca raises $435 million total to scale tokenised US equity infrastructure
Tokenised equity · Stablecoin
- PilotEUTop signal
ECB selects 36 payment service providers for digital euro pilot
CBDC
- Pilot
ECB names 36 payment firms for digital euro pilot starting 2027
CBDC
- LiveEU
ESMA Launches Supervisory Review of CASP Custody Resilience Across EU
- Live
ESMA Launches Year-Long Custody Compliance Review Across 283 EU-Registered CASPs
June 2026
3 items
- ProposalTop signal
EU Parliament committee greenlights digital euro CBDC bill
CBDC
- Commentary
ECB highlights need for EU tokenized deposit regulation to avoid fragmentation
CBDC · Tokenised deposit · Stablecoin
- LiveEU
EBA and New York DFS sign stablecoin supervision MoU
Stablecoin
May 2026
8 items
- Proposal
ECB extends TARGET infrastructure hours to support Pontes and 24/7 DLT settlement
- LiveEU
Hamilton Lane's GPA Evergreen Fund Launches Third Tokenised Share Class via Allfunds and Apex
Tokenised equity
- Commentary
ECB Rebuffs Euro Stablecoin Support at Nicosia Meeting, Cites Deposit Flight Risk
Stablecoin
- Commentary
Bruegel warns EU stablecoin caution risks infrastructure dollarisation
Stablecoin · CBDC · Tokenised repo
- PilotEUTop signal
SocGen to Issue Tokenised Structured Products via Boerse Stuttgart's Seturion Platform
Tokenised equity · Stablecoin · CBDC
- ProposalEU
Qivalis Stablecoin Consortium Reaches 37 Banks Across 15 States
Stablecoin · Tokenised deposit
- CommentaryEU
Banco Sabadell, Bankinter mull joining Qivalis bank stablecoin – report
Stablecoin
- Commentary
ECB’s Lagarde questions the case for promoting euro stablecoins
March 2026
1 item
- CommentaryEU
Clearstream, DTCC, and Euroclear Map the Course to Interoperability and Drive Widespread Adoption of Digital…
Tokenised equity