SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) announces that digital asset issuances facilitated on its platform exceed CHF 1 billion with the settlement of the World Bank’s CHF 200 million bond priced on May 15.
The participation of key issuers such as the World Bank, UBS AG, the City of Lugano, the Canton of Zurich, the Canton of Basel, the City of St. Gallen and SIX Group AG, was instrumental in promoting the Swiss financial center. digital transformation journey. Notably, several issuances have been part of the SNB’s Helvetia Phase III Project, enabling wholesale Swiss Franc (CHF) Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC) settlements.
David Newns, head of SIX Digital Exchange, said:
“Crossing the 1 billion mark highlights the growing acceptance and adoption of digital assets in the global financial landscape and the global leadership the Swiss Financial Center has taken in this critical area of capital markets innovation. Our goal has always been to seamlessly connect digital and traditional infrastructure, mitigating market fragmentation and facilitating an efficient transition to digital.
Digital bonds issued to date remain open to the entire investor base as they are listed, traded and settled on both a regulated digital exchange and traditional market infrastructures.”