January 2, 2025
Financial Assets

Beijing’s AIIB issues $300 million digital bond

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued a $300 million digital bond via a digitally native note (DNN), marking its first incursion into blockchain technology for finance. The Beijing-based AIIB’s attempt at digital bond forms is a cornerstone of its environmental sustainability project, with the development bank hinting at future issuances. The issuance taps

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Financial Assets

Germany’s state-owned KfW bank selects Boerse Stuttgart as blockchain bond partner

Germany’s state-owned development bank, KfW, has selected Boerse Stuttgart Digital (BSD) as its infrastructure partner for the upcoming blockchain-based digital bond. KfW has been exploring blockchain technology in its bond issuance for years, issuing its first-ever digital bond in 2022. In July, it issued a $4.3 billion digital bond, the largest in the world. However,

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