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ECB sketches three ways to put central bank money on a blockchain
ECB board member Isabel Schnabel laid out three designs for putting central bank money on blockchain rails, from directly issued reserves to privately issued settlement tokens, as the ECB's Pontes and Appia pilots advance.
ECB opens digital euro pilot to merchants, with issuance still years — and a law — away
The European Central Bank asked euro-zone e-commerce and mobile merchants to join a 12-month digital euro pilot starting in the second half of 2027, ahead of possible issuance in 2029.