Guotai Junan International issues the first digital native bond by a Chinese securities firm, with a scale not exceeding 300 million USD.

According to Mars Finance, the Hong Kong-listed company Guotai Junan International (1788.HK) announced today the completion of its first public issuance of digital native bonds by a Chinese brokerage, with an issuance scale of no more than 300 million USD and a term of 3 years. This issuance adopts a direct issuance structure, priced in USD, and is completed through the HSBC Orion digital asset platform for issuance settlement. As the global coordinator and settlement delivery agent for the project, Guotai Junan International has pioneered the entry of Chinese institutions into the blockchain bond market. Digital bonds are bonds issued using Blockchain or Distributed Ledger technology, characterized by digitization, Programmability, and automatic execution, offering higher transparency and reduced settlement risks and costs.