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  1. Hong Kong CBDC Pilot Advances Wholesale Tokenization With Banks and Payment Firms

    HKMA confirms ongoing wholesale CBDC work via EnsembleTX with 12 banks and 20 partners, while retail e-HKD plans stay undecided past preparatory work due in 2026.

  2. Hong Kong Wholesale CBDC Pilot Advances With 24/7 Settlement

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has expanded its EnsembleTX pilot to enable continuous tokenized settlement for interbank transactions using wholesale CBDC.

  3. ECB Pontes Links DLT Platforms to TARGET for Wholesale Tokenized Asset Settlement

    The Eurosystem launched Pontes on 21 September 2026 to settle wholesale tokenized asset trades in central bank money via DLT platforms and T2.

  4. Federal Reserve CBDC Research Shifts to Wholesale Interoperability After Agorá Report

    Fed Chair Kevin Warsh confirms no retail CBDC plans without legislation while advancing wholesale tokenized settlement work through Project Agorá.

  5. Project Meridian FX APAC Results Reveal Synchronised Settlement Across RTGS and DLT Systems

    Central banks from the UK, Singapore and Thailand published joint findings on 13 November 2026 from Project Meridian FX APAC testing atomic foreign exchange settlement.

  6. Bank of England CBDC Design Phase Expands With Private-Sector Cross-Border Experiments

    The Bank of England has broadened its wholesale experiments programme and digital pound design work with additional private-sector tests focused on cross-border payments.

  7. Digital Euro ECB Pilot Scheduled for Second Half of 2027 Targeting 2029 Launch

    The European Central Bank has set a 12-month pilot for the second half of 2027, with a potential 2029 issuance depending on EU law adoption by end-2026.

  8. e-CNY Infrastructure Enhancements Roll Out With DCEPS and SMART Contracts

    The PBOC announced DCEPS and the SMART contract framework at the October 2026 e-CNY conference, expanding the digital yuan's technical base and use cases.

  9. e-CNY Upgrade Expands PBOC Infrastructure With DCEPS and SMART Contracts

    The PBOC announced a major e-CNY infrastructure upgrade on 21 October 2026, introducing the DCEPS platform and SMART Contract framework to support the shift to digital deposit money.

  10. HSBC RedCoin Stablecoin Launches on PayMe for 3.3 Million Users

    HSBC introduced its HKD stablecoin RedCoin on PayMe on 23 October 2026, giving 3.3 million users access to P2P transfers and merchant payments backed by segregated reserves.

  11. JPM Coin Ethereum Mainnet Launch Gives Institutions Access to Deposit Tokens

    JPMorgan placed its USD deposit token JPM Coin on Ethereum mainnet on October 19, 2026, extending permissioned access to institutional clients through the Kinexys platform.

  12. Digital Yuan Upgrade Introduces Smart Contract Framework and Expanded Payment Services

    The People’s Bank of China released a new central platform and smart contract standards for the e-CNY on October 21 at the 2026 Financial Street Forum in Beijing.