India’s SEBI plans tokenised bond pilot, overhauls debt disclosure rules
India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) is set to pilot tokenised corporate bonds using blockchain technology. This initiative aims to modernize the $0.56 trillion corporate bond market by improving settlement times and aligning disclosure requirements with those for equities. SEBI is also exploring new regulatory frameworks for debt brokers and market-making in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of India.
- ▪SEBI plans to pilot tokenised corporate bonds within six to nine months.
- ▪The corporate bond market in India is currently valued at approximately $0.56 trillion.
- ▪The overhaul of disclosure requirements aims to align them with existing equity standards.
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India’s SEBI plans tokenised bond pilot, overhauls debt disclosure rules The securities regulator wants to bring blockchain-powered settlement to a $0.56 trillion corporate bond market that has long lagged behind equities. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 26, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); India’s top securities regulator just made its most concrete move yet toward putting bonds on a blockchain.
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