EU Seeks Experts to Help Set Tokenisation Standards as Financial Markets Move Onchain
Summary
ESMA announced that the EU is seeking nominations for a European Tokenisation Standards Group, with applications due November 27, 2026. The group is intended to coordinate practical standards for tokenized financial markets, including trading, ownership records, custody, payments and reporting. Common approaches could help supervised firms connect systems, but the initiative is still at an early stage and does not create binding requirements, approve tokenized assets generally, replace securities law or endorse a particular blockchain. Its impact will depend on the group’s priorities and industry adoption.
