Slovenia becomes the first EU country to issue sovereign digital bonds

ChainCatcher news, as part of the European Central Bank's monetary settlement experiment program, Slovenia has become the first EU member state to issue €30 million ($32.5 million) in sovereign digital bonds, which are settled on-chain through a tokenized cash system by a French bank. This four-month note will mature on November 25, with a coupon rate of 3.65%. The Slovenian government stated that it was settled in wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Thursday.