Malaysia's Central Bank Builds Its Own Ledger for Tokenised Bonds
Bank Negara Malaysia launched SSDS+ on 20 October 2026, a platform for issuing, holding and settling tokenised bonds and sukuk.
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13 stories · 9 May 2025 – 22 Oct 2026
Digital Bonds Break Out as DLT Issuance Hits Record €8.1 Billion
Global issuance of DLT-based fixed income reached a record €8.1 billion in 2026 to date, 86% above all of 2025.
Hana Bank Cuts Bond Settlement From Five Days to One on Euroclear's Blockchain
Hana Bank issued a five-year, $100 million foreign-currency digital bond on Euroclear's blockchain platform.
The First Fully Onchain Repo Ran on a Marshall Islands Bond
Virtu Financial, M1X Global and Tradeweb completed the first fully onchain repo transaction using a sovereign digital bond on 27 August 2026.
Ripple Prime Earns Investment-Grade Debut With $275 Million Note Sale
Ripple Prime, the non-bank prime brokerage owned by Ripple, closed an upsized $275 million private placement of senior unsecured notes on 18 August 2026.
MUFG Wants Japan Bond Repo Trades to Settle in Seconds, Not Days
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group launched a proof-of-concept to settle Japanese government bond repo trades in real time on the Canton Network.
DIGIT Aims to Put Britain Ahead of the G7 in Tokenised Sovereign Debt
The United Kingdom plans to issue DIGIT, a sterling digital gilt, by early 2027, becoming the first G7 nation to place sovereign debt on a blockchain.
Bank of Korea Governor Calls Tokenized Bonds 'the Big Prize'
Bank of Korea Governor Hyun Song Shin called tokenizing government bonds 'the big prize' at the European Central Bank's Sintra forum on 1 July 2026.
New York Life Brings Its High-Yield Bonds Onchain in Tokenization Debut
New York Life Investment Management partnered with Centrifuge to tokenize its U.S. high-yield corporate bond strategy, its first onchain fund.
Baillie Gifford's bond fund now lives on Ethereum and Solana, not beside them
Baillie Gifford launched the Baillie Gifford Enhanced Yield Fund, the United Kingdom's first fully native tokenised fund, on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
Get Ready for 5% Yields: Why Real Assets Matter More Than Ever
Bond markets are flashing warnings of rising yields and global monetary inflation, pushing investors toward real assets like Bitcoin, gold, and property.
The Quiet Collapse: Why Japan’s Bond Sell-Off Shakes the Whole World
A shift in Japan’s bond market is triggering global ripples, revealing cracks in the system that many believed was unbreakable.
This Isn’t a Crash — It’s a Slow Breakdown
Luke Gromen says the U.S. isn’t heading for a sudden collapse, but is slowly falling apart due to rising debt, inflation, and global changes in money.
