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

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

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

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

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

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

Northern Trust Testing Fractionalized Bonds on Blockchain

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

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

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

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

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

Santander Settles Both Sides of a $20 Million Bond Trade on Ethereum

Santander has issued a $20 million bond on ethereum, and paid fiat cash for it on the public blockchain as well.

World Bank Sells $33.8 Million More of Its Private Ethereum Blockchain Bonds

The World Bank raised another $33.8 million by issuing bonds on a blockchain, bringing the total to $108 million.

World Bank, CommBank Team Up for ‘World First’ Blockchain Bond Transaction

The World Bank says its new debt instrument "bond-i" is the first bond to have both issuance and trading recorded on a blockchain.