The ECB launched Pontes with 13 institutions ready to settle tokenized trades and began preparing its own bond purchases. Investment dates remain undecided.
France ordered internet providers to block Polymarket after the gambling regulator cited 578,751 June visits, geo-blocking workarounds and market-manipulation concerns.
ECB workshops, pilot plans, and digital euro design documents show Europe is preparing ATM access, co-badged card rails, and merchant acceptance as tokenization momentum builds.