Lagarde signals ESM plans tokenized issuance on Pontes
Oct 13 2026 10:40 UTC - Ledger Insights
During a meeting of EU finance ministers on Friday, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde alluded to a tokenized issuance coming soon
➤ Christine Lagarde hinted at an upcoming tokenized issuance by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on the Eurosystem's Pontes service.
➤ Pontes is a new service enabling tokenized asset transactions to settle in central bank money using distributed ledger technology.
➤ The ESM, a regular issuer of bonds and bills, is expected to be an early adopter of tokenized issuance on this new infrastructure.
Read more at: https://rwatimes.io/articles/ledgerinsights-lagarde-signals-esm-plans-tokenized-issuance-on-pontes-2923236781?utm_source=binance
Oct 13 2026 10:40 UTC - Ledger Insights
During a meeting of EU finance ministers on Friday, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde alluded to a tokenized issuance coming soon
➤ Christine Lagarde hinted at an upcoming tokenized issuance by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on the Eurosystem's Pontes service.
➤ Pontes is a new service enabling tokenized asset transactions to settle in central bank money using distributed ledger technology.
➤ The ESM, a regular issuer of bonds and bills, is expected to be an early adopter of tokenized issuance on this new infrastructure.
Read more at: https://rwatimes.io/articles/ledgerinsights-lagarde-signals-esm-plans-tokenized-issuance-on-pontes-2923236781?utm_source=binance