ECB to invest part of own funds in tokenised securities using Pontes

The European Central Bank is planning to use its own funds to purchase and invest in tokenized bonds and securities as part of an upcoming trial and deployment of the Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money, as the Eurosystem actively integrates central bank money into tokenized finance platforms.

• The ECB plans to purchase tokenized bonds using its own funds.
• The European Central Bank is investing part of its own funds in tokenised securities.
• Settlement for the tokenised securities will be conducted via Pontes.
• The Eurosystem is actively integrating central bank money into tokenised finance platforms.
• The European Central Bank has deployed the Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money.