**Palau's Blockchain Bond Bonanza!**

- Palau is diving into blockchain waters, teaming up with Japan’s Soramitsu to launch a government bond platform. Trials kick off this fiscal year, with a full launch next year. 💸

- The contract, inked in June, is worth several hundred million yen (around $630,000), a bargain compared to traditional tech costs.

- This initiative follows Palau’s 2021 partnership with Ripple Labs for a US dollar-pegged stablecoin and a 2022 digital residency program using blockchain-based IDs.

- Soramitsu’s blockchain expertise spans Asia, including projects in Cambodia, Laos, and the Solomon Islands.