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The existence of Montis, which is building an infrastructure to support the issuance, settlement, safekeeping and servicing of digital assets, is a measure of the transformative potential of tokenisation. Yet Montis is also a measure of the curious lack of interest of most established central securities depositories (CSD) in tokenisation, as threat let alone asContinue reading “Montis is scripting more than one possible future for CSDs”
Tag Archives: Tokenisation
SDX is betting on openness to accelerate the adoption of tokenised assets
SDX, the exchange for digital assets built and operated by Swiss stock exchange SIX, is working to accelerate the tokenisation of financial assets in Switzerland, Singapore and Germany, three locations whose legal and regulatory environments are accommodating of the new method of raising capital. Interestingly, the SDX strategy is an open one that looks toContinue reading “SDX is betting on openness to accelerate the adoption of tokenised assets”
D7 is an invisible bridge between digital assets and traditional securities markets
There is now widespread acceptance that digital assets are going to co-exist alongside traditional assets for a long time. That implies that issuers and investors will need a market infrastructure that renders issuers indifferent as to whether a source of liquidity is digital or traditional and investors indifferent as to whether an exposure is availableContinue reading “D7 is an invisible bridge between digital assets and traditional securities markets”
Is it safe for CSDs to go back to sleep on tokenisation?
A Future of Finance webinar on March 2nd at 2pm UK time with Asian CSDs What is the event about? Future of Finance is hosting an invitation-only event to explore whether central securities depositories (CSDs) in the Asia Pacific region need to invest now or invest later or not invest at all in the tokenisationContinue reading “Is it safe for CSDs to go back to sleep on tokenisation?”
The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians
Key Insights From This Webinar The work of bank and non-bank custodians in safekeeping digital assets on behalf of customers is gradually coming under increased regulatory supervision. This is probably helpful to the development of digital asset markets beyond cryptocurrencies, since safe custody has long been recognised as the key to unlocking institutional investment inContinue reading “The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians”
360X is turning the idea of tokenising the fine arts into reality
Tokenisation may be making limited headway in the conventional securities markets but it is attracting considerable interest in less familiar asset classes. 360X, the digital assets marketplace backed by Deutsche Börse and Commerzbank, aims to tokenise rights in expert-verified and high-quality art, music and (in cooperation with Tectrex) real estate assets. 360X Music, which providesContinue reading “360X is turning the idea of tokenising the fine arts into reality”
Is tokenisation of privately managed assets a dynamo, a diversion or a dead-end?
A Future of Finance Webinar on January 19th 2023 at 2pm UK time Privately managed assets have become the default choice for tokenisation enthusiasts. The reasoning behind their choice is hard to fault. The advertised benefits of tokenisation apply a fortiori to the asset class. Privately managed assets – especially hedge funds and real estate,Continue reading “Is tokenisation of privately managed assets a dynamo, a diversion or a dead-end?”
SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets
Key Insights From This Interview Traditional stock exchanges have much to learn from digital asset markets, especially in attracting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as issuers. The SME market has great potential. But at present most of the capital value created by these businesses is being captured by the private equity industry (this is obviousContinue reading “SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets”
SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets
A transcript of the Future of Finance interview with Massimo Butti, Head of Equity at SDX. Dominic Hobson 00:14: Hello, I’m Dominic Hobson, Co-founder of Future of Finance. My guest today is Massimo Butti, head of equity at SDX, the digital asset exchange and central securities depository owned by SIX, the Swiss exchange and postContinue reading “SDX says SMEs are the key to the growth of digital asset markets”
The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians (8th December 2022)
A Future of Finance Webinar on December 8th at 2pm to 3pm UK time. Safe custody is the service that will unlock corporate issuance and institutional investing in the securities, asset-backed, non-fungible and fund token markets. While there is widespread recognition that regulation of digital asset custodians would accelerate progress, regulators around the world haveContinue reading “The changeable burden that regulation is about to lay on digital asset custodians (8th December 2022)”