ECB Executive Board Member Schnabel: Central Bank Money Should Move On-Chain to Preserve Its Settlement-Anchor Role
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Schnabel said that central bank money must move on-chain to prevent tokenized markets from relying more heavily on privately issued or foreign-currency settlement assets.
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【ECB Executive Board Member Schnabel: Central Bank Money Must Be On-Chain】
Isabel Schnabel, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, said that central bank money must move on-chain; otherwise, tokenized markets will increasingly rely on privately issued or foreign-currency settlement assets. CoinDesk, citing her views, reported that without on-chain central bank money, settlement in tokenized markets will shift more toward privately issued assets or foreign-currency-denominated assets. Schnabel believes that putting central bank money on-chain will help preserve the settlement-anchor role of public money in a tokenized environment.
Key points
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Isabel Schnabel, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, said that central bank money must move on-chain.
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The material states that CoinDesk cited Schnabel's view that without on-chain central bank money, settlement in tokenized markets will shift more toward privately issued assets or foreign-currency-denominated assets.
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Schnabel believes that putting central bank money on-chain will help preserve the settlement-anchor role of public money in a tokenized environment.
AI-assisted interpretation
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Here, “moving on-chain” means enabling central bank money to be used for on-chain transaction settlement. Schnabel's central point is that if central bank money is not available on-chain, tokenized markets may make greater use of privately issued or foreign-currency-denominated assets for settlement.
Why it matters to readers
This reflects Schnabel's view of settlement methods in tokenized markets, with the focus on whether public money can continue to serve as a settlement anchor. The material does not mention any specific policy, product, or implementation arrangements.
Beginners can understand this as a policy view rather than an already implemented rule or investment signal. They should subsequently watch for formal statements or specific arrangements from the European Central Bank.
Risks and unknowns
The material is a paraphrase of Schnabel's view and does not provide the original speech or a link to the CoinDesk report.
The time, occasion, and complete context of the speech expressing this view cannot be confirmed from the material.
The material does not state whether the European Central Bank has decided to launch an on-chain central bank currency.
The material does not disclose a specific regulatory, product, pilot, or implementation timeline.
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