Deployments · platform by Commonwealth Bank of Australia
World Bank Bond-i blockchain bondUpdated 28 Oct 2026
A two-year Australian dollar Kangaroo bond that the World Bank created, allocated, transferred and managed on a blockchain platform built by Commonwealth Bank of Australia. It raised A$110 million in 2018 and a further A$50 million in a 2019 tap, after secondary trades began to be recorded on the ledger. The bond fell due in August 2020.
AnnouncedProof of conceptPilotLive (limited)Live (scaled)
Inactive · matured or redeemed since Aug 2020[1] — The bond was due in August 2020; no later Bond-i issue was found. · Reviewed 27d ago
- Assets
- Networks
- Use cases
- Primary issuance[1]Secondary trading[1]
- Jurisdictions
- Australia
Participants
- World BankIssuer[1]United States
- Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaPlatform provider, Operator, Technology provider, Distributor, Arranger or dealer, Investor[1][2]Australia
- RBC Capital MarketsDistributor, Arranger or dealer[1]Canada
- TD SecuritiesDistributor, Counterparty, Arranger or dealer, Market maker or liquidity provider[1][2]Canada
- NSW Treasury CorporationInvestor[1][2]Australia
- King & Wood MallesonsLegal or professional adviser[1][2]Australia
- Aware SuperInvestor[2]Australia
- Northern TrustInvestor[2]United States
- QBE Insurance GroupInvestor[2]Australia
- South Australian Government Financing AuthorityInvestor[2]Australia
- Treasury Corporation of VictoriaInvestor[2]Australia
- IHS MarkitData or oracle provider[2]United Kingdom
- MicrosoftLegal or professional adviser[2]United States
- Further institutional investors, including an unnamed offshore investor in the 2019 tap.[1]
Assets
Metrics
Timeline
- Happened Aug 2020 (month only) · Retired · recorded 11 Oct 2026The bond falls due.[1]
- Happened 16 Aug 2019 · Production milestone · recorded 11 Oct 2026A A$50 million tap through Bond-i takes total raised to A$160 million.[1]
- Happened May 2019 (month only) · Scope expansion · recorded 11 Oct 2026Secondary trading of the bond starts being recorded on the blockchain, with TD as market maker.[1]
- Happened Aug 2018 (month only) · Launch · recorded 11 Oct 2026World Bank raises A$110 million through a two-year bond on Bond-i, arranged by Commonwealth Bank.[1]
Sources
- [1]World Bank issues second tranche of blockchain bond via Bond-i — Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 16 Aug 2019. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
- [2]CBA helps World Bank raise A$110 million with launch of bond-i — Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 24 Aug 2018. Accessed 28 Oct 2026.B
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