In TrendsSensex TodayStocks To BuyGold-Silver PricesBrent Crude PricesRupee vs DollarDefence StockWhat Is a Tokenised Bond? How India's first blockchain bond will actually work and why it mattersIndia's capital markets have taken a significant step toward blockchain-based finance. State-owned REC Ltd. has raised ₹500 crore through India's first tokenised corporate bond issue. The issue received subscriptions for over 8 times the issue size. It's a landmark moment in the ongoing efforts to make India's bond market faster, cheaper, and deeper.By CNBCTV18.com September 8, 2026, 11:40:37 AM IST (Updated)REC Limited, one of India’s largest power financiers, just raised ₹500 crore through tokenised bonds, the first in the country. What’s better, the issue was oversubscribed by more than 8 times, reflecting strong investor demand for the new fundraising mechanism.If successful, the experiment could pave the way for broader adoption of blockchain-based securities, combining tokenised assets with the RBI's digital rupee to create faster, cheaper and more transparent capital markets. It places India alongside jurisdictions such as Hong Kong and parts of Europe that are already experimenting with tokenised debt issuance.The real significance is not that a bond has gone on the blockchain. It is that regulators are now testing whether the entire process…
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