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Digital Euro Talks Enter Final Stretch With Holding Caps Unsettled

News · Digital ID & Money

Digital Euro Talks Enter Final Stretch With Holding Caps Unsettled

European Union negotiators are racing toward a year-end deal on the digital euro, but disputes over wallet limits and privacy safeguards remain unresolved even as the ECB pushes ahead with a 36-provider pilot.

Canada’s Big Banks Quietly Build Their Own Blockchain Money System

Money · Cost of Living

Canada’s Big Banks Quietly Build Their Own Blockchain Money System

Royal Bank, TD, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC and National Bank are jointly developing tokenized deposits, a blockchain-based alternative to stablecoins that regulators say changes nothing about how deposits are legally protected.

ECB Opens Pontes Rail While Calling It Just a Bank Tool

Money · Work & Careers

ECB Opens Pontes Rail While Calling It Just a Bank Tool

The European Central Bank switched on its Pontes settlement system for tokenised assets on 21 September 2026, describing it as wholesale plumbing even as officials confirm it is the first stage of the digital euro pilot.

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