On July 10, CoinDesk reported that German state-owned development bank NRW.BANK issued a blockchain bond worth EUR 100,000,000.00 (approximately USD 116,700,000.00) on the Polygon blockchain. The bond is registered under the German Electronic Securities Act (eWpG) and the infrastructure is provided by Cashlink's BaFin-regulated crypto securities registration system. The issuance attracted the participation of several institutional investors, with Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, and DekaBank jointly serving as lead underwriters, marking a growing acceptance of digital securities in the European public offering sector. [BlockBeats]