Austria to Auction €1.15 billion Worth of Bonds on Ethereum’s Blockchain

The Austrian government announced on September 27, 2018, the auction of €1.15 billion ($1.35 billion) worth of government bonds on the Ethereum blockchain. The sale begins on October 2 with operations overseen by Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB), one of Austria’s biggest banks. First Time Western Government Uses Public Blockchain for Bonds A blockchain notarization service that OeKB’s IT department internally developed…The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%.