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ECB Backs Tokenized EU Capital Markets (With Strict Guardrails)
ECB Backs Tokenized EU Capital Markets (With Strict Guardrails)
Authored by Christina Comben via CoinTelegraph.com,
The European Central Bank (ECB) set out a cautious path toward tokenizing Europe’s capital markets, saying the technology can deliver efficiency gains only if it remains anchored to central bank money, infrastructures remain interoperable, and regulation is “robust and supportive.”
In its latest Macroprudential Bulletin published on Monday, the ECB said distributed ledger technology (DLT) could help deepen the European Union’s savings and investments union, but warned that benefits will depend on interoperable infrastructure and policymakers keeping pace with...
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Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com,
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