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India Starts Tokenizing Its $620 Billion Corporate Bond Market

September 14, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC (18 days ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

India has begun the process of tokenizing its corporate bond market, which is valued at approximately $620 billion. The initiative represents one of the largest real-world asset tokenization efforts by a major economy to date.

WHY IT MATTERS

Tokenization is like turning a paper certificate into a digital file that lives on a shared, tamper-resistant database called a blockchain. Imagine if instead of needing a broker and days of paperwork to buy or sell a bond, you could do it almost instantly with a digital token that represents that bond. India is now applying this concept to its massive corporate bond market, worth $620 billion. For people new to crypto, this is a good example of how blockchain technology is being used beyond just cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. When a major economy like India adopts this approach for traditional financial products, it signals that the underlying technology is being taken seriously by governments and established financial systems.

India's move to tokenize its corporate bond market marks a significant step in the adoption of blockchain technology within traditional financial infrastructure.

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