India starts tokenizing $620 billion corporate bond market with digital rupee settlement

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What happened

SEBI’s Demat 2.0 pilot turns corporate bonds into digital tokens and settles payment through the RBI’s wholesale digital rupee, with secondary trading and retail access expected in later phases.

Key facts

  • SEBI’s Demat 2.0 pilot turns corporate bonds into digital tokens and settles payment through the RBI’s wholesale digital rupee, with secondary trading and retail access expected in later phases.
  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:13:15 UTC.

Why it matters

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  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

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