[EU Seeks Members for Tokenized Securities Standards Panel, Aiming to Develop First Standards by Early 2028] According to a report by Cointelegraph on November 9th, the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) are seeking members for a European Tokenization Standards Panel to develop common standards for the holding and settlement of tokenized securities, led by industry stakeholders. EU industry associations, global institutions, private companies, and fintech companies can apply before November 27th. The panel plans to begin work in January 2027, with the three EU institutions participating as observers. The panel aims to develop the first technical and market standards by early 2028, supporting the holding and settlement of tokenized securities across distributed ledger platforms and facilitating interoperability between these platforms and existing financial systems. The standards will also support Appia, a Eurosystem-wide blueprint for tokenized finance markets.