China Construction Bank will issue the debt securities over a blockchain, with trading to be available against bitcoin and U.S. dollars via an exchange partner.
The central bank of Thailand has launched a blockchain-enabled platform for the issuance of government saving bonds
Corporate bonds from Olam International – a major commodities supplier – were issued on SGX's digital asset platform.
The Thai Public Debt Management Office plans to sell the cheaply priced bonds through a state-owned bank’s blockchain e-wallet.
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson points out the real narrative shift is in the broader market, not bitcoin.
ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption.
The U.S.-based custody bank is looking to offer fractions of tokenized bonds to retail and small professional investors.
A new trial will examine if digitalizing fixed income securities with DLT can bring new efficiencies to the Asian markets.
Societe Generale has no plans to resell its $110 million ethereum bond, but future blockchain trials will involve external investors, an exec said.
Santander has issued a $20 million bond on ethereum, and paid fiat cash for it on the public blockchain as well.
The World Bank raised another $33.8 million by issuing bonds on a blockchain, bringing the total to $108 million.
The World Bank says its new debt instrument "bond-i" is the first bond to have both issuance and trading recorded on a blockchain.
Capital markets startup Nivaura has developed a floating rate bond using blockchain tech, and it's already being tested by Santander and others.
Abu Dhabi-based Al Hilal Bank has carried out a blockchain-based transaction for an Islamic bond worth $500 million.
An Indonesian microfinance firm is looking to put Sharia compliant bonds called sukuks on the blockchain to fund social projects.