ECB launches Pontes for central-bank settlement of tokenized assets
The ECB says it has launched Pontes, giving institutions a new route to settle tokenized financial assets using central-bank money, as part of the Eurosystem effort to connect distributed-ledger markets with existing settlement infrastructure.
The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, giving institutions a new route for settling tokenized financial assets in central-bank money. The September 21 launch is part of the Eurosystem’s effort to connect distributed-ledger markets with existing central-bank settlement infrastructure.