ECB to put its own money into tokenized securities via new Pontes DLT

ECB to put its own money into tokenized securities via new Pontes DLT

The ECB aims to gain firsthand DLT market experience by buying tokenized public-sector securities and settling the trades through Pontes.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing to invest a “small portion” of its own funds in tokenized public-sector securities.

The purchases will be settled in central bank money through Pontes, the Eurosystem’s settlement system for distributed ledger technology-based transactions launched Monday.

The ECB said in a separate announcement Monday that the initiative will give it firsthand experience across the full investment lifecycle, including trade execution, settlement, systems and portfolio management. 

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