India Launches Tokenized Bond Pilot

SEBI Demat 2.0: How Tokenised Corporate Bonds Work

SEBI’s Demat 2.0 pilot brings tokenised corporate bonds, CBDC settlement and smart contracts. Here’s what changes for investors and what stays the same.

India launches tokenized bond pilot

India’s securities regulator and central bank have launched a tokenized corporate bond pilot, with three companies issuing a combined 10.25 billion rupees (about $107 million) through the new market infrastructure.  On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said Demat 2.0 allows corporate bonds to be issued and held as digital tokens on […]

Demat 2.0 explained: Why it matters for bond market investors

In an innovative move, Sebi has rolled out Demat 2.0, a pilot scheme aimed at tokenising corporate bonds. This initiative facilitates rapid settlement and instant fund retrieval for investors. It automates interest and redemption payments through smart contracts, while atomic settlement mitigates risks by coordinating the release of bonds and payments seamlessly. Future developments will broaden this system's reach to secondary markets and indiv…

India’s NSDL Launches Blockchain Platform for Tokenized Bonds

India’s National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) has launched Demat 2.0, a blockchain-based platform designed to support tokenized securities and enable near-instant settlement using the Reserve Bank of India’s wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). The platform was unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Securities and Exchange Board of […]

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Meet India’s $620 Billion Corporate Bond Tokenization Experiment

Financial markets are increasingly being shaped by two seemingly opposite forces: capital retreating from established digital-asset investment products and financial institutions experimenting with blockchain to modernize traditional markets. The latest developments in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and India’s corporate bond market illustrate this transition clearly. Bitcoin ETFs have recorded approximately $282 million in net outflows, highligh…

India’s Demat 2.0 Could Change Bond Tokenization: Here’s How It Works

The country has taken a major step toward bringing tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) into its mainstream financial system.