Central Bank

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Tech

The European Commission Declares Tokenisation the 'New Operating System' of Finance and Sets a Q3 Launch for Central Bank Settlement on DLT

Brussels published a policy paper framing distributed ledger technology as the foundation of an 'internet of value' and confirmed that Pontes, the Eurosystem's DLT settlement platform, will go live in the third quarter of 2026 — making Europe the first major jurisdiction to offer central bank-settled tokenised asset trading.

24 Apr 2026·Sarah Blake

Policy

Russia's Central Bank Wants Every Crypto Trader in the Country to Hand Over Their Identity

The Bank of Russia has proposed mandatory KYC checks for all cryptocurrency transactions on domestic platforms, with a July deadline for legislation that would also require citizens to declare offshore holdings to the Federal Tax Service.

15 Apr 2026·William Dale