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UK Treasury and HSBC Test Blockchain Digital Gilts: Innovation or Corporate Control?

12 February 2026 Daily Feed Digital Gilts, HSBC, UK Treasury

UK Treasury Partners with HSBC for Blockchain-Based Digital Gilt Pilot: A Leap or a Limp? The UK Treasury has made a gutsy move by selecting HSBC Holdings Plc’s blockchain platform to spearhead a pioneering digital gilt pilot, aiming to tokenize sovereign debt and drag the gilt market into the 21st century. Under the strict oversight […]

UK Launches DIGIT Pilot to Tokenize Government Bonds Using Blockchain

21 March 2025 Daily Feed Blockchain, DIGIT, Digital Gilts

UK Moves to Tokenize Government Bonds With Digital Gilt Pilot The UK government is launching the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot program to explore the tokenization of short-term government bonds, or digital gilts, using blockchain technology. This initiative aims to modernize the UK’s capital markets by streamlining bond issuance, enhancing liquidity, and broadening market access. […]