Bonds

Bonds

Record Levels of Negative-Yielding Debt Strengthen Case for Bitcoin: Analysts

Omkar GodboleNov 16, 2020

With negative-yielding bonds at a new high, investors are looking elsewhere for returns.

China

World’s Second-Biggest Bank to Issue $3B in Bonds Tradable for Bitcoin

Sebastian SinclairNov 11, 2020

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.

China Construction Bank

China Construction Bank Pulls Planned Listing of Bitcoin-Tradable Bond

Daniel PalmerNov 23, 2020

The "Big Four" Chinese bank has suspended the listing of a $3 billion bond issuance that was intended to be tradable for bitcoin and U.S. dollars.

Thailand

Thai Central Bank’s New Blockchain-Enabled Bond Infrastructure Passes Test With $1.6B Bond Sale

Jaspreet KalraSep 14, 2020

The central bank of Thailand has launched a blockchain-enabled platform for the issuance of government saving bonds

Bonds

HSBC and Singapore Exchange Execute Successful $300M Digital Bond Issuance

Paddy BakerSep 1, 2020

Corporate bonds from Olam International – a major commodities supplier – were issued on SGX's digital asset platform.

Bonds

Podcasts

The Bond Market Is the Truth Teller No One Heeds, Feat. George Goncalves

Nathaniel Whittemore

A veteran bond strategist gives his take on why the bond market has a better read than equities on short-term and long-term macro trends.

Wallets

Thailand to Raise $6.4M With Sale of Blockchain-Based Bonds

Jaspreet Kalra

The Thai Public Debt Management Office plans to sell the cheaply priced bonds through a state-owned bank’s blockchain e-wallet.

Opinion

Bitcoin, Bonds and Gold: Why Markets Are Upended in a Time of Fear

Noelle Acheson

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson points out the real narrative shift is in the broader market, not bitcoin.

Acquisitions

ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar ‘Muni’ Bond Market

Paddy Baker

ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption.

Banking

Santander Exec Claims Blockchain Success as Bank Redeems Ethereum-Issued Bond

Daniel Palmer

"This unequivocally proves that a debt security can be managed through its full lifecycle," said an exec.

Bank of China

Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech

David Pan

Bank of China has issued 20 billion yuan, or about $2.8 billion, in blockchain-based bonds to small businesses.

Banking

Northern Trust Testing Fractionalized Bonds on Blockchain

Nathan DiCamillo

The U.S.-based custody bank is looking to offer fractions of tokenized bonds to retail and small professional investors.

Singapore

HSBC, SGX to Investigate if DLT Offers Efficiency Boost for Bond Markets

Daniel Palmer

A new trial will examine if digitalizing fixed income securities with DLT can bring new efficiencies to the Asian markets.

Ethereum

Why French Lender SocGen Issued a $110 Million Ethereum Bond to Itself

Nathan DiCamillo

Societe Generale has no plans to resell its $110 million ethereum bond, but future blockchain trials will involve external investors, an exec said.