The European Central Bank releases Appia roadmap to promote tokenized financial markets based on central bank currency Odaily Planet Daily News: The European Central Bank released its Appia roadmap on Wednesday, planning a long-term development plan for the European tokenized wholesale financial market based on central bank currency. The roadmap revolves around two related plans: Pontes is a distributed ledger technology settlement solution for the Euro system, and Appia is the overall strategic framework for building the future tokenized financial ecosystem. Pontes plans to launch in the third quarter of 2026. Piero Cipollone, a member of the Executive Committee of the European Central Bank, stated that Appia aims to build a path from the current financial system to the future tokenization market, with central bank currency as a solid foundation. Pontes plans to integrate the market distributed ledger infrastructure with the TARGET service of the Eurozone by the end of the third quarter of 2026. The TARGET service is a payment and settlement system operated under the Euro system, covering the large value payment system TARGET2, securities settlement system T2S, and instant payment system TIPS. The European Central Bank is simultaneously open for public consultation, inviting participants from both the public and private sectors to provide feedback on the roadmap or submit proposals for implementation. The deadline for feedback is April 22nd.