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  "id": 9302291,
  "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-9302291",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:38:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews Business",
    "slug": "euronews-business",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/ecb-launches-pontes-to-settle-tokenised-assets-in-central-bank-money"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, a system allowing banks to settle trades in tokenised assets using central bank money, and the ECB said it will invest some of its own funds in tokenised securities through it, the first concrete steps towards making the euro fit for the digital age.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:18:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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."
}