$6.6 trillion of debt issued p.a. as China creates Blockchain bonds

China has recently issued $2.8 billion using Blockchain technology. Will the cost of issuing Chinese bonds fall as the Chinese government use a Blockchain-powered platform?

How long will it be before investors in these digitally issued Chinese bonds are paid interest on this debt in a Chinese digital currency using a form of Smart Contract?

China is not the first country to use Blockchain technology to issue bonds, as Japan did so in 2017 by issuing $800,000+ on debt using this technology. The use of Blockchain-powered platforms offers the promise of lowering the cost of issuing bonds ,while improving efficiency and security as governments move from a largely paper based analogue systems. It gives governments more control and by having its own central bank digital currency, like the Chinese are potentially launching soon a tighter grip its financial sector and economy……

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