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  "id": 8908345,
  "title": "ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ecb-deploys-pontes-platform-to-settle-wholesale-tokenized-assets-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:18:55.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/21/ecb-deploys-pontes-platform-to-settle-wholesale-tokenized-assets-in-central-bank-money"
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  "summary": "The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "ECB launches Pontes to settle tokenized assets without stablecoins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ecb-launches-pontes-to-settle-tokenized-assets-without-stablecoins",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "ECB launches 'Pontes' to settle tokenised assets in central bank money",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ecb-launches-pontes-to-settle-tokenised-assets-in-central-bank-money",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:38:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}