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Central BanksUpdated×5•Originally published 21 April 2026•Updated 22 April 2026•

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ECB Urges Central Bank Leadership in Asset Tokenization to Ensure Stability

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Key Facts

1Piero Cipollone of the ECB emphasized the need for central banks to lead asset tokenization to ensure financial stability.

2The ECB called for a joint agenda between Europe and the United States to build the 21st-century financial system.

Piero Cipollone of the ECB Executive Board recently emphasized the need for central bank leadership in asset tokenization to prevent market fragmentation and ensure stability. Adding a technical dimension to this vision, Paolo Angelini, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, addressed the critical status of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and stablecoins at an international symposium in Rome. This was complemented by ECB Executive Board member Philip R. Lane’s advocacy for expanding euro-denominated safe assets to strengthen the region's financial architecture. Furthermore, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel discussed the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the economy, while Vasileios Madouros focused on mitigating non-bank financial risks. These combined efforts, supported by Governor Fabio Panetta’s international coordination at the IMF meetings, highlight a strategic push to balance emerging technologies with regulatory resilience. The integration of DLT, AI, and tokenization underscores the central role of monetary authorities in navigating the modern financial landscape.

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What changed: Added comments from Paolo Angelini, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, regarding DLT and stablecoins.

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What changed: Added Philip R. Lane's advocacy for expanding the supply of euro-denominated safe assets as a new structural element.

Version 3about 1 month ago

What changed: Added participation of Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel in the Rome symposium to discuss AI, expanding the story's scope to broader digital transformation.

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What changed: The story was updated to include Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta's participation in international development committee meetings in Washington, shifting the scope from internal EU digital policy to global financial cooperation.

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What changed: The story was updated to include remarks from the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland regarding risks in the non-bank financial sector.