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AFME: DLT bond issuance hits record €8.1 billion

  • —DLT bond issuance hit €8.1 billion in 2026, up 86% on all of 2025
  • —Asia accounted for 54% of issuance at €4.4 billion; Hong Kong's €2.2 billion deal was the largest
  • —Tokenised assets climbed 52% to $38.8 billion
  • —Average daily DLT repo volumes reached $360 billion versus $222 billion in 2025
Why it matters: Tokenised debt is moving from pilots to large-scale deals, boosting demand for blockchain settlement infrastructure.
Source: Coinpaprika News