[UK Treasury Selects HSBC Blockchain Platform for Pilot Issuance of Digital Government Bonds] Odaily Planet Daily News: The UK Treasury has chosen HSBC Holdings Plc's blockchain platform, Orion, for the pilot issuance of the country's digital government bond tool, DIGIT. HSBC stated that issuing bonds on the blockchain can improve the structure of the UK's debt capital market by accelerating settlement speeds. The UK Treasury plans to issue these digital tools within a regulated testing environment managed by the Financial Conduct Authority. Previously, HSBC's Orion platform has been used globally to issue over $3.5 billion in native digital bonds, including the European Investment Bank's first digital pound bond and the Hong Kong government's issuance of $1.3 billion equivalent green bonds. (Bloomberg)