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Coinbase sees lukewarm demand for debt buyback, raises offer

The United States crypto exchange has increased its offer for discounted debt by 3%. Crypto exchange Coinbase has raised the offer on its $150 million debt buyback program after lukewarm demand . In an Aug. 21 announcement, Coinbase revealed that since the buyback program went into effect earlier this month, investors have tendered just over $50 million of bonds compared to a target of $150 million. Accordingly, the exchange raised its offer on 3.625% Senior Notes due 2031 from 64.5 cents on the dollar to 67.5 cents on the dollar. Coinbase wrote:  "Holders of Notes ("Holders") who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw their Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Time are eligible to receive the Amended Consideration for the Notes accepted for purchase. Holders of Notes will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on their Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase" Exactly $1 billion Coinbase 3.625% Senior Notes due 2031 were issued in September...

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange completes proof of concept to tokenize fiat and bonds

In its proof of concept, TASE minted the first ERC-1155 security token representing a dummy digital government bond. A new phase in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's integration of blockchain technology and traditional assets has been completed with the minting of the first dummy digital government bond as an ERC-1155 security token.  The bond mint is part of the proof of concept (PoC) phase of Project Eden, a partnership between the Israeli Ministry of Finance and the stock exchange to explore blockchain infrastructure in issuing and settling government bonds . Also included in the proof of concept was the tokenization of an Israeli Shekel — the country's fiat currency — which will serve as a digital payment token to power transactions. As part of the settlement process, a smart contract for bond management is used, which acts as an intermediary to ensure that transactions are verified and do not contain inconsistencies. According to a June 6 blog post, the initiative's go-...