ECB to invest part of own funds in tokenised securities, with settlement via Pontes
The ECB launched preparatory work to invest part of its own funds in tokenised securities and settle those transactions in central bank money through Pontes. The plan is framed as a way to gain practical experience with DLT, with initial investments focused on euro-denominated public-sector securities and a broader rollout of Pontes set out over time.
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Today this affects the ECB, the Eurosystem, and the market for tokenised public-sector securities. The launch of preparatory work means the ECB is putting its own funds into a setup where those trades settle in central bank money through Pontes, so participants watching DLT settlement can see a live central-bank use case develop.
In practice, the arrangement changes where and how these tokenised trades can settle, because Pontes is the settlement route named for DLT transactions. The scope is still narrow, since the initial investments are aimed at euro-denominated public-sector securities, and Pontes itself is only planned to expand gradually before full implementation expected by 2028.
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