Siemens Issues $330M Digital Bond on Private Blockchain with Major German Banks Including Deutsche Bank
The issuance was the company’s first digital bond with fully automated settlement, building on last year’s issuance on the Polygon network.
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Slovenia Becomes First European Union Nation to Issue Sovereign Digital Bond
The 30 million-euro ($32.5 million) bond was settled through the Bank of France’s tokenized cash system and coordinated by BNP Paribas.
Italy’s Top Banks Participate in €25M Digital Bond Issuance on Polygon in ECB Trial
Global lenders and asset managers are increasingly exploring blockchain tech to issue and transfer traditional financial instruments, also known as tokenization of real-world assets.
The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself
ECB Director General Ulrich Bindseil and advisor Jürgen Schaaf are definitely against bitcoin, but their reasons don’t make a lot of sense.
ECB Officials’ Full Statement on Bitcoin’s Failed Promise and ETFs
“Bitcoin has failed on the promise to be a global decentralised digital currency and is still hardly used for legitimate transfers. The latest approval of an ETF doesn’t change the fact that Bitcoin is not suitable as means of payment or as an investment,” two ECB officials wrote in a blog post.
Bitcoin ETF Approval Comparable to ‘Naked Emperor’s New Clothes,’ ECB Officials Say
The U.S. SEC’s approval of multiple spot ETFs and the billions of dollars that have poured in since doesn’t make Bitcoin a good investment or a better means of payment, the central bankers said in a blog post.
Fiery Public Hearing on Digital Euro Sees Experts Diverge on Key Issues
Expert witnesses answered lawmaker questions on holding limits, impact on banking systems and privacy for an EU central bank digital currency.
Digital Euro Isn’t Pressing, but Work Should Continue: Spanish Central Bank Governor
Europe’s “highly efficient” payment systems leave space to address social and financial concerns of a central bank digital currency, Pablo Hernández de Cos said.
Digital Euro at Least 2 Years Away, ECB’s Lagarde Says
The central banker said she wanted to address “conspiracy theories” about government snooping
ECB Finalizes Digital Euro Prototypes as Development Decision Looms
The central bank has examined the use of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts for its potential new digital currency.