
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Raises $300M in First-Ever Digital Bond Issuance
This adoption of blockchain technology in bond issuance marks a major step forward. Particularly, for the benefits it offers.
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This adoption of blockchain technology in bond issuance marks a major step forward. Particularly, for the benefits it offers.
The basis for this issuance was Corda, R3’s digital ledger technology (DLT) platform that offers a sustainable infrastructure for digitally native notes.
In April, the World Bank will negotiate with shareholders on proposals that include a capital increase and new lending tools for climate-related initiatives.
European stocks turned positive after opening at the flatline as markets assess the Ukraine war and predictions from the World Bank and IMF.
According to the World Bank, factors including the war in Ukraine, fuel prices, and food shortages have caused a reduction in global growth.
The World Bank declined to support El Salvador in its bid to adopt Bitcoin as a mainstream currency. Environmental impacts, carbon emissions amid mining, and transparency issues were among the reasons for the refusal.
Visa, BNP Paribas and a number of other prominent companies have just backed payments startup Currencycloud that powers popular fintech apps like Monzo and Revolut.
Ripple has highlighted the poor state of the remittance market in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has announced that it will spread there in 2020 beginning with Thailand.
Using a token on Ethereum to represent the $20 million debt issuance, Santander settled both sides of a bond trade with another set of ERC-20 tokens representing cash held in a custody account.
The World Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) achieved success in recording secondary market bond trading through blockchain technology.
The Bank of Canada and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced successfully conducted transfers of central bank-backed cryptos using blockchain.
IMF joins the World Bank to launch their own quasi-cryptocurrency. Despite Learning Coin does not hold any monetary value, it’s expected to facilitate a better understanding of the technologies underlying crypto assets.
The proceeds generated after the bond issuance will go towards supporting World Bank’s sustainable development projects in emerging economies.
The article overviews the Western Union position on bitcoin regulation, other