The era of on-chain finance? Opening remarks by Mícheál O'Keeffe, Director of Policy and International at Blockchain Ireland Summit 2026
Why this matters
This is an official speech by a named Central Bank of Ireland director. It discusses tokenisation, central bank money as settlement asset, interoperability, and consumer trust in payments. It references a prior discussion paper and planned follow-up publication, and asks firms to build for interoperability, settle in trusted money, and engage early with the regulator. It does not itself impose requirements, so urgency is null.
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What the CBI said
Introduction Good afternoon everyone. Thank you, Paul and Lory, for the invitation, and thank you to Blockchain Ireland and TEDx Dublin for putting this afternoon together – it really is quite the lineup. So – as the summit was pitched – we are here today to explore how the new era of digital on-chain finance has the…
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Context
Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) — Ireland's central bank and financial services regulator. We track 319 updates from them.
Ireland's Central Bank regulates funds and banking sectors. Browse all Ireland updates.
This update is classified under Technology & Cyber, Consumer Protection / Conduct, Crypto & Digital Assets and Payments & E-Money.