Hong Kong's HK$20 Billion Digital Bond Settled Using Tokenized Deposits
Hong Kong government confirmed final terms on September 29 for a ~HK$20 billion multi-currency digital green bond: HK$5.5B, RMB 7.5B, US$200M (~KRW 269.4B), and EUR 450M.
This is Hong Kong's fourth digital bond issuance since 2023 and is described as the world's largest to date, with subscription rates of 1.3x–11.3x across currencies; HK dollar tokenized deposits were used for settlement for the first time.
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