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World Bank Partners with SNB and SDX to Issue First Digital Bond using Swiss CBDC

The World Bank has successfully issued the first digital bond in Swiss Francs (CHF) by an international entity, with a total value of CHF 200 million. This seven-year bond, the largest CHF issuance by the World Bank since 2009, utilises Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and will settle using the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) wholesale Central […]

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Whilst most CBDC experiments have involved private sector technology providers, the overwhelming majority of these experiments, to date, have not involved participation from other private sector actors. The Digital Pound Foundation is unique in proposing a model whereby the public and private sectors can fully engage in the design, development and adoption of a digital Pound, thus contributing to its successful roll-out and helping drive forward the UK’s transition to a digital economy.

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