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Philippines Becomes the First to Leverage Blockchain to Issue Retail Treasury Bonds in Asia
The Filipino government has launched a blockchain-based app that will be utilized in the distribution of government-issued bonds. The novel project dubbed Bonds.PH was developed by the country’s Bureau of Treasury in conjunction with Union Bank and the Philippines Digital Asset Exchange.
HKMA Announces Results of 3-Year HKD Government Bond Tender
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority revealed the results of its 3-year HKD government bond tender, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.89 and an annualized yield of 2.952%.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Announces Results of 3-Year RMB Government Bond Tender
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported high demand for its 3-year RMB HKSAR Government Bonds, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 7.21, indicating strong investor interest.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Reveals Results of 2-Year RMB Bond Tender
The HKMA announced the results of a 2-year RMB Government Bond tender, revealing a bid-to-cover ratio of 5.41 and an annualized yield of 2.062%.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Announces Results of 5-Year Government Bond Tender
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported strong demand for its 5-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.24 and an annualized yield of 3.179%.
HKMA Reports Strong Demand in 15-Year Institutional Government Bond Tender
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced successful tender results for 15-year HKD institutional government bonds, highlighting a high bid-to-cover ratio and competitive yield.
HKMA Announces Results of 5-Year RMB Government Bonds Tender
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced successful tender results for 5-year RMB HKSAR Government Bonds, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.03 and an annualized yield of 2.255%.
HKMA Announces Successful Tender of 1-Year HONIA-Indexed Floating Rate Notes
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority concluded a successful tender for 1-year HONIA-indexed floating rate notes, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.73, indicating robust investor interest.
ConsenSys Acquires US Brokerage Firm to Tokenize Outdated Municipal Bonds Market
ConsenSys has made a major acquisition of a U.S brokerage Firm to put traditional municipal bonds on the blockchain.
OMG Announces Kaiko to Expand Financial Instruments Global Identifier (FIGI) Standard for Crypto Assets
BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 20, 2021 - Financial Instruments Global Identifier® (FIGI®) is an open standard for the issuance of unique identifiers that can be assigned to financial instruments including common stock, options, derivatives, futures, corporate and government bonds, municipals, currencies, and mortgage products.
Exclusive: Is Belarus the Heaven for Tokenized Exchanges?
In this interview with George Paliani, CBDO of Currency.com, we explored the fundamentals of the tokenization of assets and its underlying regulatory requirements. George explained that Currency.com isn’t just an ordinary exchange, where it is a platform with cryptocurrencies and traditional financial products such as commodities, indices, stocks, bonds.
Chinese Government to Consider Cross-Border East-Asian Stablecoin for Hong Kong Amid Implementing Controversial National Security Law
Chinese officials to consider a cross-border stablecoin in Hong Kong, to facilitate a cross-border payment network between three Asian countries, and four currencies China, Japan, and South Korea. The world’s second-largest economy is aiming to build Hong Kong into an international financial center in the digital economy era. At China’s annual “Two Sessions,” also known as the National People’s Congress, China’s most important annual political event in Beijing, officials set the decision to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong.
South Korea Is Looking to Put Trade Finance on the Blockchain
The South Korean government wants all trade to be on the blockchain, Coindesk reports.
Exclusive | FUSANG CEO: CCB’s $3 Billion in Blockchain-Based Debt Bonds is Rise of Crypto 2.0
According to FUSANG CEO Henry Chong, the CCB's historic blockchain-based bond listing, the first tranche of $3 billion in debt, marks a transition into what he calls “Crypto 2.0”
Arca Digital Asset Investment Firm Gets Approval from SEC to Tokenize US Treasury Bonds
Los Angeles-based digital asset investment firm Arca has launched trading for its new digitized security investment product that runs on the Ethereum blockchain.
Bank of Thailand Completes Digital Bond Issuance With Blockchain
Thailand’s apex bank, the Bank of Thailand has leveraged the power of blockchain technology to launch a platform for government bond savings issuance
Turkish Government Announces Plans for National Blockchain Infrastructure
The Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Turkish Government announced its plan for a national blockchain infrastructure used in public administration on Sept. 18 in Ankara.
Government Officials in Russia Expected to Declare Their Cryptocurrency Savings
Government officials in the Ural region of Russia are now expected to declare their savings stored in cryptocurrencies.
US Government Plans to Use USDC Stablecoin to Offer Foreign Aid in Venezuela
U.S government has tapped Circle’s USDC stablecoin to offer foreign aid in Venezuela through President-elect Juan Guaidó exiled government.