ECB's Cipollone Talks Digital Euro and Tokenisation
On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on The Opening BellPublished
Updated · aired 2 times
At a glance
- First reported by ECB: “Piero Cipollone: Money in the digital age: digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 9:35 AM ET on The Opening Bell, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Piero Cipollone.
- BBN covered this story before: ECB Officials Talk Supervision and the Digital Euro (October 6).
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- ECBPiero Cipollone: Money in the digital age: digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks
What BBN said about it
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe ECB's Piero Cipollone gave a speech on digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks. No rate decision.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEuro-dollar is one point one two five three.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTranslation: they want your money in an app they control. Lovely.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMeanwhile the ten-year sits at five point two eight eight, and I'm glowing with joy.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe ten-year is down point four three percent, Dale. The dollar index is down point two nine at one oh one eighty-seven.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's not a collapse.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a collapse wearing a tie, Hank.
Also on air
The story so far
- ECB Officials Talk Supervision and the Digital Euro · ECB
- ECB's Cipollone Talks Digital Euro and Tokenisation (this story)
- ECB's Cipollone Gives Corriere Interview; Ten-Year at 5.277% · ECB
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