Current outcome
The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, giving banks a live route to settle tokenized assets in central-bank money, while the ECB is preparing to invest its own funds in tokenized securities settling through Pontes, with full implementation targeted for 2028.
Progress timeline
2 material updates- #01
ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money
Source evidence: CoinDesk
- #02
ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds
The ECB began preparations to invest a small portion of its own funds in tokenized securities settling through Pontes, and disclosed initial participants and a full implementation target of 2028.
State after update: The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, giving banks a live route to settle tokenized assets in central-bank money, while the ECB is preparing to invest its own funds in tokenized securities settling through Pontes, with full implementation targeted for 2028.
Source evidence: CryptoSlate