ECB President Christine Lagarde Warns Stablecoins Lack Trust for Europe's Tokenized Finance

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde stated that tokenized finance in Europe cannot scale without central bank money, as private stablecoins lack the trust and flexibility required by institutional investors. She emphasized that only central bank-issued digital currency can serve as a universally trusted settlement asset for large-scale adoption of tokenization.

By Giuseppe Ciccomascolo Wed, June 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM GMT+3 4 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

ECB President Christine Lagarde Warns Stablecoins Lack Trust for Europe's Tokenized Finance

Topics: digital assets ECB stablecoins tokenized finance

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