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HSBC Orion ledger

The ledger behind HSBC Orion, HSBC's proprietary in-house tokenisation platform for digitally native bonds; the underlying ledger technology is not named in the cited sources.

Profile sources[1][2]

4Deployments
34Organisations
1Connections
Announced 1Live (limited) 2Live (scaled) 1

Deployments on HSBC Orion ledger

Each row is a sourced claim on that deployment's record that it runs on HSBC Orion ledger. Balances are shown where a source gives one for this network.

DeploymentStatusAssetsHeld here Evidence Last reviewed
HSBC Orion digital bond issuanceLive (limited)~$4.07bn
8 Nov 2026
B HSBC, 12 Feb 2026[1]Reviewed 14d ago
HSBC Gold Token (Hong Kong retail)Live (scaled)—B HSBC, 27 Mar 2024[3]Reviewed 21d ago
HSBC tokenised physical gold for institutional clients
HSBC's Mark Williamson says the institutional and the Hong Kong retail gold tokens run on the same HSBC Orion tokenisation platform; no HSBC primary page names the ledger.
Live (limited)—C Paperjam, 25 Apr 2024[4]Reviewed 17d ago
UK Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilotAnnounced—A HM Treasury, 16 Jul 2026[5]Reviewed 24d ago

Connections

Sources

  1. [1]HSBC Orion awarded DIGIT platform mandate — HSBC, 12 Feb 2026. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  2. [2]Reinventing asset servicing with distributed ledger technology — HSBC, 21 May 2024. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  3. [3]Introducing the HSBC Gold Token to retail customers in Hong Kong — HSBC, 27 Mar 2024. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  4. [4]Interview with Mark Williamson (HSBC) on tokenised gold — Paperjam, 25 Apr 2024. Accessed 18 Oct 2026. HSBC executive quoted directly: the institutional and retail gold tokens use the same Orion platform..C
  5. [5]Update on the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance — HM Treasury, 16 Jul 2026. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.A