{"id":13226,"date":"2026-09-14T19:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13226"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T19:21:27","slug":"indias-tokenized-bonds-settle-%e2%82%b91025-crore-in-digital-rupees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13226","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s tokenized bonds settle \u20b91,025 crore in digital rupees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-cs-editorial-quote-scope=\"\" data-cs-image-viewer-scope=\"\" data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>India\u2019s securities regulator has launched a pilot that places corporate bonds and their cash settlement on linked digital rails, moving \u20b91,025 crore through the first three issuances while preserving the securities\u2019 existing legal and economic terms.<\/p>\n<p>The Securities and Exchange Board of India announced Demat 2.0 on Sept. 10 after REC Limited, L&amp;T Limited and IIFL completed tokenized bond issues on Sept. 7 and Sept. 9. The transactions comprised \u20b9500 crore from REC, \u20b9500 crore from L&amp;T and \u20b925 crore from IIFL, according to SEBI\u2019s release. Further Stage I issuance is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-562076\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing \u20b91,025 crore across REC, L&amp;T and IIFL bond issuances, with native bond tokens and wholesale digital rupees settling through atomic delivery-versus-payment.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a.png 1122w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-562076\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing \u20b91,025 crore across REC, L&amp;T and IIFL bond issuances, with native bond tokens and wholesale digital rupees settling through atomic delivery-versus-payment.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a.png 1122w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-2a8395f6-e9ee-4d7f-9d54-7bc78de2633a-768x960.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The central change is how the security and payment meet. A corporate bond is issued as a native digital token on a private, permissioned distributed ledger, while payment uses the Reserve Bank of India\u2019s wholesale digital rupee, a central bank currency designed for financial institutions.<\/p>\n<p>SEBI\u2019s technical FAQ says the two legs are linked for atomic delivery-versus-payment. Either the bond and cash both settle, or neither does. That synchronization removes the interval in which a buyer could send funds before receiving the security, or a seller could deliver the bond before receiving payment. Issuer credit risk remains unchanged.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. 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It keeps the same ISIN identifier, coupon, maturity, covenants, rating and security as a conventional dematerialized bond. Issuer obligations, investor rights and regulatory treatment also stay the same.<\/p>\n<p>The network is private and institutionally controlled. India\u2019s depositories own it and remain the statutory, authoritative records of beneficial ownership. Market infrastructure institutions developed and operate the system, with depositories and stock exchanges initially running the network\u2019s validating computers. Depositories also hold and manage investors\u2019 private keys, preserving an intermediated custody model.<\/p>\n<p>That structure leaves the familiar custody chain in place. Investors gain access to the tokenized ledger without managing the bond tokens\u2019 private keys or replacing the depository record that establishes ownership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Crypto promised to eliminate stockbrokers, but 94% of its tokenized market now relies on an Alpaca<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<h2>Secondary trading comes later<\/h2>\n<p>The live first stage covers institutional issuance and ledger-based asset servicing. SEBI reserves tokenized secondary-market trading and retail participation for Stage II.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">SEC tokenized stock exemption to let equities move onto crypto rails<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>During the interim, an investor may exit through a peer-to-peer or demat-to-demat transfer handled by depositories. Payment for that transfer may occur outside the atomic setup through the digital rupee or conventional banking channels.<\/p>\n<p>The first deals show how regulated securities records and central bank money can be synchronized at issuance. The larger test for Stage II is whether the same architecture can support routine liquidity and a broader investor base after the bond has been issued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>CBDCs,Featured,Tokenization,payments,regulationpayments,regulation#Indias #tokenized #bonds #settle #crore #digital #rupees1789413687<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s securities regulator has launched a pilot that places corporate bonds and their cash settlement on linked digital rails, moving \u20b91,025 crore through the first three issuances while preserving the securities\u2019 existing legal and economic terms. 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