Seven banks, including Barclays and HSBC UK, reportedly completed cross-bank tokenized GBP deposit customer transactions, covering remortgage and peer-to-peer payment tests. The project plans to issue three related digital bonds in the first quarter of 2027.
Jinse Finance summarizes multiple reports, including the breach of an Australian government website, U.S. crypto regulation, and Hong Kong's digital bond plan.
People familiar with the matter said that the Hong Kong government plans to issue digital green bonds denominated in USD, Hong Kong dollars, EUR, and offshore CNY, raising 15000000000 to 20000000000 Hong Kong dollars, with pricing as early as next week.
Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said Hong Kong plans to pilot the tokenization of Exchange Fund Bills by the end of 2026 and have the CMU establish a digital asset platform within the year.
Hana Bank of South Korea issued a USD 100 million digital bond via the Euroclear blockchain settlement platform, completing settlement on the day of issuance.
International crypto developments cover progress on the U.S. Bitcoin reserve bill, the European Central Bank’s blockchain settlement service, digital bond issuance, as well as crypto theft by hackers, kidnapping, and fake USDT scams.