Strong stakeholder support for Appia roadmap paves way for further market engagement
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The ECB reports that the public consultation on Appia, with 127 responses, supports a European tokenised finance ecosystem with central bank money at its core, developed through public-private cooperation. No decision has yet been taken on the architecture, and market participants will be invited to dedicated workstreams.
Key points
- Broad support for a significant Eurosystem role in governance and coordination
- Standardisation and interoperability between DLT and existing infrastructures are key priorities
- Upcoming workstreams: tokenised deposits and payments, tokenised securities, network governance and standards
Who is affected
Banks, market infrastructures and technology providers
Deadlines
Appia blueprint in 2028
Plain-language version
The ECB, the euro area's central bank, says its public consultation on Appia, a project for trading tokenised assets in Europe (shares or bonds in digital form) using central bank money, drew 127 responses and broad support. How it will be built is still undecided, and banks and tech firms will be invited to working groups. The full plan is due in 2028.
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