According to Cointelegraph, the European Central Bank (ECB) has officially released the Appia strategic roadmap, aiming to build a European tokenized wholesale financial market ecosystem anchored by central bank money. The core component of the roadmap, Pontes, as the ECB’s DLT settlement solution for the Eurosystem, is scheduled to go live in the third quarter of 2026, with interoperability planned between Pontes and the Eurosystem’s TARGET payment settlement services. Meanwhile, the ECB has opened a public consultation to gather input from both public and private sectors, with feedback due by April 22. Additionally, the digital euro pilot program is set to launch in the second half of 2027.
ECB Releases Appia Roadmap to Advance Tokenized Euro Financial Market
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Market news emerges as the ECB unveils the Appia roadmap to develop a wholesale financial market in Europe backed by central bank money. The roadmap includes Pontes, a DLT-based settlement solution for the euro system, scheduled to launch in Q3 2026 and integrate with TARGET. A public consultation is open until April 22. The Bitcoin market news landscape remains active as the ECB also plans a digital euro pilot for late 2027.
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