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ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds
Pontes gives Deutsche Bank, Santander and other institutions a live route to settle tokenized assets in central-bank money.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 4 min read
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The ECB is testing digital euro checkouts before the law even allows them
Online merchants can apply by Oct. 27 for the controlled 2027 digital euro pilot, while issuance remains contingent on EU legislation.
Tokenization
India’s tokenized bond pilot starts with institutions, with retail access planned next
Three institutional issuances tested atomic settlement without changing bondholder rights, while secondary trading and retail access remain for Stage II.
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Russia opens central bank digital currency to millions as 12 major banks and top retailers face rollout rules
All 12 systemically significant banks are ready, while the first retailer mandate applies only above a revenue threshold and with a qualifying bank agreement.
People
The fight over the UK’s digital pound has become a battle over crypto’s political influence
A standards complaint against Reform leader Nigel Farage pushes the digital-pound debate toward disclosure, political finance, and who gets access while payment rules are still open.
Politics
Why anti-CBDC Trump refuses to sign bill banning a digital dollar through 2030
The president's opposition to a digital dollar remains intact, even as he delays signing the bill that would codify it.
CBDCs
Elizabeth Warren once said CBDCs have a “great promise” – Now she’s helping block it
The Massachusetts Democrat helped advance legislation preventing the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail CBDC before 2031.
CBDCs
Central bank-backed tokenization pilot exposes settlement problem assets alone cannot solve
Project Acacia tested four settlement money models across 20 wholesale tokenized asset use cases, showing why tokenized markets depend on the cash leg.
Analysis
Washington is trying to stop a government digital dollar before the Fed even builds one
The Senate voted 84-6 to advance a bill blocking a Federal Reserve digital dollar through 2030, leaving just six senators on the other side of one of Washington’s biggest crypto-policy flashpoints.
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