ChainCatcher news, according to Ledger Insights, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its fifth digital bond, amounting to €100 million, using a pilot wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC) for settlement. This is part of the European Central Bank's wholesale DLT settlement trial that concluded this month.The EIB issued this digital bond on the HSBC Orion platform, marking the second time the EIB has used this platform. Each digital bond issued by the European Investment Bank explores a new feature, typically involving different issuance platforms. Its first issuance was in 2021 on the Ethereum blockchain. The fourth bond was a green bond, and the latest bond utilized a new type of settlement asset.

ChainCatcher news, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a blockchain-based "digital native green bond," which is denominated in Swedish Krona and supported by environmentally incentivized node infrastructure. The bond, valued at 1 billion Krona (approximately 93 million USD), will provide institutional investors with a fixed interest rate of 3.638% over two years.The bond will operate on the recently launched sustainable blockchain digital bond platform So|bond, which allows for the issuance, trading, and settlement of digital bonds using environmental incentives for its node operators. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it has collaborated with BNP Paribas, HSBC, and Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets to issue the first digital bond denominated in pounds on a private blockchain. The EIB stated that this £50 million ($61.6 million) floating-rate bond is registered on a private blockchain, while a public blockchain mirror record will enhance transparency on an anonymous basis. (Source link)