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World Bank Launches World's First Blockchain Bond To Raise A$110 Mln

The World Bank priced the world's first blockchain-operated debt instrument, termed bond-I, to raise A$110 million. It had picked Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) as the sole arranger of the transaction earlier in the month.

The two-year Australian-dollar Kangaroo bond is the first debt instrument to be created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life cycle using blockchain.

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