On July 3, PANews reported that the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced the listing of the first blockchain-based bond in the Middle East and North Africa region. The bond is issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) through HSBC's digital asset platform Orion and will be recorded and traded on a distributed ledger, accessible to global institutional investors through international settlement systems like Euroclear. The CEO of ADX Group stated that this move lays the foundation for the subsequent launch of more types of tokenized assets such as green bonds and Islamic bonds. This issuance marks a significant advancement for the UAE in promoting the digitization of traditional financial assets.