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European Investment BankUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Lending arm of the European Union and an early issuer of digital bonds.

Also known as EIB

Headquarters: Luxembourg · used for “firms based in” filters (how location works)

LEI 5493006YXS1U5GIHE750

Profile sources[1][2]

Deployments

Each row is a sourced claim on that deployment's record. The evidence column shows the source and its grade; the numbers link to the full list below.

DeploymentRoleStatusEvidence Last reviewed
Eurosystem Pontes DLT settlement in central bank moneyCounterpartyLive (limited)A European Central Bank, 21 Sep 2026[3]Reviewed today
EIB digital bond on public EthereumIssuerInactiveB European Investment Bank, Apr 2021[4]Reviewed 21d ago
EIB digital bonds on GS DAPIssuerLive (limited)B European Investment Bank, 29 Nov 2022[5]Reviewed 14d ago
EIB digital Climate Awareness Bond on so|bondIssuerInactiveC Clifford Chance, 19 Jun 2023[6]Reviewed 24d ago
Eurosystem exploratory work on wholesale DLT settlement in central bank moneyIssuer, Investor
Trials: issued digital bonds on Goldman Sachs GS DAP and HSBC Orion; invested in Slovenia's bond.
InactiveA European Central Bank, Jun 2025[7]Reviewed 24d ago
HSBC Orion digital bond issuanceIssuerLive (limited)B HSBC, 12 Feb 2026[8]Reviewed 14d ago
Republic of Slovenia digital bond on BNP Paribas Neobonds (2024)Investor
Secondary-market purchase.
InactiveB European Investment Bank (ECB Bond Market Contact Group), 4 Mar 2026[9]Reviewed 24d ago

Sources

  1. [1]Who we are — European Investment Bank. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  2. [2]LEI record 5493006YXS1U5GIHE750: European Investment Bank — GLEIF. Accessed 14 Oct 2026.A
  3. [3]Eurosystem brings central bank money to tokenised finance — European Central Bank, 21 Sep 2026. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.A
  4. [4]European Investment Bank (EIB) issues its first ever digital bond on a public blockchain — European Investment Bank, Apr 2021. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  5. [5]EIB innovates further with Project Venus, the first euro-denominated digital bond on a private blockchain — European Investment Bank, 29 Nov 2022. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  6. [6]Clifford Chance advises the EIB on its first ever digital Climate Awareness Bond — Clifford Chance, 19 Jun 2023. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.C
  7. [7]The Eurosystem's exploratory work on new technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement - Annex II: Comprehensive overview of trials and experiments — European Central Bank, Jun 2025. Accessed 28 Oct 2026. Per-use-case participants and roles; descriptions were supplied by the participants..A
  8. [8]HSBC Orion awarded DIGIT platform mandate — HSBC, 12 Feb 2026. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  9. [9]Tokenisation in Finance - Different perspectives — European Investment Bank (ECB Bond Market Contact Group), 4 Mar 2026. Accessed 15 Oct 2026. EIB slides presented to the ECB Bond Market Contact Group; timeline of the EIB's digital bond issues..B

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