Doha Bank Issues $150M Digital Bond Using Euroclear’s DLT Platform

The deal achieved T+0 settlement on a permissioned distributed ledger rather than a public blockchain, reflecting a growing regional shift toward regulated digital bond infrastructure. What to know : Doha Bank completed a $150 million digital bond using Euroclear’s distributed ledger infrastructure, highlighting a preference for regulated DLT systems over public blockchains for institutional tokenized debt. The bond was listed on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market, achieving same-day settlement through a permissioned DLT platform. The transaction is part of a regional effort to modernize capital markets infrastructure by integrating DLT into existing systems rather than creating new crypto-native systems.