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Rep. Nancy Mace Reintroduces Legislation To Modernize The VA With Blockchain Technology
(Washington, D.C., July 10th, 2025) — Congresswoman Nancy Mace reintroduced the Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act , aimed at revolutionizing how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delivers services to veterans. The bill directs the VA to explore the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT), such as blockchain, to enhance the efficiency, security
HSBC Tests Digital Currency on Multiple Blockchain Platforms
Coin World Thursday, Jul 10, 2025 9:43 pm ET 1min read HSBC, a leading global financial institution, has taken significant steps in advancing digital currency innovation by conducting experimental trials on various Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) environments. The bank has tested its digital Hong Kong dollar, e-HKD+, across a range of public and private DLT
HSBC completes the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s “e-HKD+” experimental testing, focusing on practical issues in the digital currency ecosystem – ChainCatcher
ChainCatcher news, HSBC announced that it has recently completed the experimental testing of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's "e-HKD+" project. HSBC's technical use cases in the "e-HKD+" project mainly focus on how to address practical issues that may arise in the design, implementation, and operation of a digital currency ecosystem. As Hong Kong continues to
HSBC Tests Hong Kong Digital Currency on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Polygon – Blockonomi
TLDR: HSBC tested e-HKD+ on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Linea, and Hyperledger Besu. Privacy was ranked the top concern by 90% of Hong Kong residents in HSBC’s survey. One-third of respondents said they would use e-HKD for digital asset trading. HSBC introduced the first local bank-led on-chain settlement service for e-HKD. HSBC has completed a new
BIS research: Tokenized government bonds show tighter spreads – Ledger Insights – blockchain for enterprise
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a bulletin exploring tokenized government bonds, finding that they tend to have tighter spreads compared to conventional bonds, though issuance costs remain comparable. The study examined 15 bonds issued by sovereigns, supranationals and agencies worth $1.9 billion, a small fraction of the $80 trillion government bond market. The
HSBC Completes Testing for Hong Kong’s e-HKD+ Project – Binance
The bank conducted experiments across various public distributed ledger technology (DLT) ... DLT developed on Hyperledger Besu. These efforts aim ...
Reserve Bank of Australia plans wholesale CBDC trials on public and private DLTs – Ledger Insights – blockchain for enterprise
Project Acacia is an Australian initiative to support the settlement of tokenized transactions using stablecoins, tokenized deposits or a pilot wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). It was first announced in late 2024. As with previous digital currency pilots, it is a joint project between the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Digital Finance Cooperative
Linklaters advises on the first digitally native notes issuance in the Middle East
Linklaters advised First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC on the successful offering of US$100m Floating Rate digitally native notes (DNNs) due 2028 under its US$20bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme. The transaction represents the first digitally native notes issuance in the Middle East region. The three-year US dollar denominated Floating Rate DNNs were issued in dematerialised
DLT Pilot Regime: ESMA Report Highlights Legal Hurdles and Regulatory Next Steps | Insights & Resources | Goodwin
On 25 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its first comprehensive review of the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Pilot Regime, a regulatory sandbox designed to test blockchain-based market infrastructure in the European Union. Although uptake remains modest, the review underscores the regime’s potential to reshape trading and post-trading operations. A Targeted
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