
World Bank to settle a first-ever $73-million blockchain bond
World Bank has selected the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) as the only entity to participate in the trial, which centers on a blockchain-based bond worth $73 million.
World Bank has selected the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) as the only entity to participate in the trial, which centers on a blockchain-based bond worth $73 million.
: The Commonwealth Bank of Australia—Australia’s largest bank—announced that they have been tapped by the World Bank to arrange the world’s first fully blockchain processed bond.
The project enables access to real-time updates and documentation on the location, condition, and authentication of goods through IoT devices.
In total, three of the four biggest banks in the country have taken a permissive to supportive position, while the fourth has remained silent on the subject
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