Canton of Zurich looks to the future with its first digital bond

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Canton of Zurich looks to the future with its first digital bond

Sophie Astles
November 21, 2023 06:49 PM
Zurich, Switzerland. View of the historic city center with famous Fraumunster Church, on the Limmat river.

Bonds will be settled in wholesale CBDC on December 1 as part of Swiss National Bank’s tokenised asset pilot

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