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ECB Starts Accepting Tokenized Securities as Eurosystem Collateral

The move brings tokenized bonds into central-bank liquidity tools under strict, tech-neutral rules.

RBA Moves From Study to Rollout on Tokenized Markets, Citing AU$24 Billion Upside

ECB Sets Summer 2026 Digital Euro Standards, Targets Q3 Pontes Launch

ECB Invites Experts to Write Digital Euro Rules for ATMs and Card Terminals

Bank of Korea Starts Phase 2 Digital Won Pilot With Nine Banks to Test Subsidy Payments

ECB Launches Appia Roadmap, Sets Q3 2026 Start for Pontes

Bank of Canada Completes Tokenized Bond Pilot With RBC and TD

Bank of Japan Expands Blockchain Sandbox to Settle Reserves

Bundesbank Chief Endorses Euro Stablecoins as Europe Accelerates Digital Euro Push

Bank Negara Malaysia Launches Sandbox Pilots for Ringgit Stablecoin and Tokenized Deposits

European Parliament Backs Digital Euro With Online and Offline Use, Aligning With EU Governments

Bank of England Announces Synchronisation Lab, Selects Chainlink for On-Chain Settlement Tests

EU Steps Up Digital Euro Drive to Cut Reliance on U.S. Payment Giants by 2029

China to Let Banks Pay Interest on Digital Yuan From Jan. 1, 2026

EU Council Backs Dual-Mode Digital Euro With Holding Caps, Opening Talks With Parliament

EU Backs Online‑ and Offline‑Ready Digital Euro Mandate as ECB Says It’s Technically Prepared

Bank of Canada Sets Strict Stablecoin Standards Ahead of 2026 Rules

Lawmakers Urge Reeves to Rework Bank of England Stablecoin Plan

Norway Pauses Digital Krone Plan as Central Bank Sees No Immediate Need

Israel Moves to Tighten Stablecoin Oversight as 2026 Digital Shekel Roadmap Debuts