Société Générale's SG-FORGE Makes Landmark U.S. Entry with First Tokenized Bond on Public Blockchain

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Société Générale's digital assets division, SG-FORGE, has launched its first tokenized bond directly on a U. S.public blockchain, marking a strategic expansion beyond European markets and signaling a major acceleration in the integration of traditional and decentralized finance. This issuance represents a fully digital, programmable security that uses smart contracts to automate settlement, coupon payments, and compliance, fundamentally modernizing capital market infrastructure.The move from legacy T+2 settlement to near-instantaneous on-chain processing promises significant reductions in counterparty risk, operational costs, and administrative overhead while enabling new forms of liquidity and fractional ownership for institutional assets. This U.S. debut follows SG-FORGE's previous blockchain innovations, including the first digital green bond on Ethereum in 2021 and a 2023 covered bond issuance.The strategic pivot to the American market demonstrates growing confidence in evolving U. S.regulatory frameworks and serves as a clear signal to other global financial institutions that real-world asset tokenization is operationally viable at scale. The implications extend far beyond this single transaction, potentially paving the way for tokenizing trillions in assets—from treasury bonds to real estate—creating a more transparent, efficient, and accessible global financial system.This development places pressure on U. S.legacy institutions to accelerate their digital asset strategies and validates public blockchain infrastructure for meeting institutional security and compliance requirements. While challenges around regulatory harmonization and scalability persist, SG-FORGE's move decisively shifts the conversation from whether tokenization will transform finance to how rapidly the transformation will occur and which traditional players will lead the charge.

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