Ethereum-based Tokenization Attracts Traditional Finance Giants
As institutions regain interest in both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as investment assets, they’re also exploring how the blockchain can redefine how finance is done using traditional assets.
French financial giant Societe Generale (GLE), aka SocGen, announced on Monday that it completed a €10 million ($10.8 million) issuance of its digital green bond tokens on the Ethereum network.
Registered by the firm’s crypto-focused arm SG-FORGE, the security tokens represent a 3-year unsecured bond from which proceeds will be directly used to finance projects focused on environmental and social health.
According to SocGen, putting those bonds on-chain helps boost the “transparency and traceability” of its investments, and improves the fluidity of its transactions and settlements.
“Information on the carbon footprint linked to the digital bond infrastructure is available 24/7 in open access directly in the bond’s smart contract,” explained the firm. Using this info, investors can measure the carbon emissions of their security tokens.
Investors may also settle their securities on-chain using the EUR CoinVertible – a euro-pegged stablecoin issued by SocGen in April.
The bond was fully subscribed to by AXA Investment Managers and Generali Investments, through a private placement.
“This is also a first step towards using blockchain as a data repository and certification tool for issuers and investors to foster transparency on ESG and impact data on a global scale,” wrote SocGen.
In November, banking giants JP Morgan and Apollo partnered with several blockchain companies to demonstrate a “proof of concept” on how asset managers can tokenize real assets on any chosen blockchain.
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