Ethereum on a high after European Investment Bank’s $121M digital bond news
ETH prices have cranked 7% over the past 24 hours, outperforming big brother. Ethereum prices skyrocketed to a new all-time high on Wednesday on the back of positive news from the European Investment Bank.Ethereum has climbed to $2,709 during early Asian trading on Wednesday, April 28, marking a new peak price for the asset according to Coingecko.The crypto metrics provider reports a gain of 7% over the past 24 hours, and 15.7% over the past seven days for the world’s second-largest digital asset by market capitalization. The move has pushed the ETH market cap to a record $312....
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The European Investment Bank (EIB), the investment bank owned by the EU Member States, has announced the issuance of the organization’s first-ever digital bond built on a public blockchain. The bond was issued using Ethereum and the issuance invoked $121 million two-year bonds placed with key market investors. EIB Issues Digital Bonds Built With Ethereum Technology The EIB, a not-for-profit organization and lending arm of the European Union announced on Wednesday that the bank has issued a new type of digital bond built using blockchain technology. On April 28, 2021, the EIB....
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