German state development bank NRW.BANK has announced the issuance of its first blockchain bond, totaling 100 million euros (approximately $117.00 million USD), registered on Polygon through BaFin-regulated crypto securities registrar Cashlink. The bond is issued under the German Electronic Securities Act (eWpG), is entirely on-chain, requires no physical certificates, and is underwritten by Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, and DekaBank as joint lead managers. [CoinDesk]