Lykke, a Switzerland-based developer of a blockchain-enabled ”global marketplace for the free exchange of financial assets”, and Nxchange, a “regulated market / multilateral trading facility-licensed” Dutch securities exchange platform, have partnered to launch a Europe-based regulated tokenized securities exchange.
According to the announcement’s press release, the partnership will involve Lykke becoming an equity shareholder in Nxchange.
The development of the new securities exchange platform will be funded by Lykke.
Trading Cryptoassets, Equities, Bonds, Investment Products
Notably, the exchange will use proprietary blockchain-enabled “cryptoasset trading infrastructure” developed by Lykke. Nxchange is expected to contribute to the project by helping to “facilitate safe and regulated trading” on the new tokenized securities exchange.
Investors will be able access “a far greater and more diverse variety of financial assets” via the regulated platform, and the Lykke Nxchange wallet will be provided to users so that they can “access and store digital assets on the exchange.”
Any asset or security such as traditional equities, bonds, loans, and investment products may be “tokenized and traded” on Lykke and Nxchange’s blockchain-powered trading platform.
Moreover, the exchange will use “embedded” smart contracts to “guarantee the rights of all users” – which includes the distribution of dividends, “voting rights”, and “asset ownership.”
A “More Equitable And Democratic Financial World”
Nxchange has also partnered with ABN Amro, the third largest bank in the Netherlands, in order to develop a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based bank account. It will be used to settle transactions in “real-time against fiat currencies” – which will be held in the “custody of ABN Amro clearing bank.”
Commenting on the development of the tokenized securities exchange, Richard Olsen, the founder of Lykke Corp. and futures commission merchant, OANDA, said:
This is a historic day – not only for Lykke and Nxchange as companies – but for our broader shared vision that is targeted at a more equitable and democratic financial world. The increasing acceptance of digital assets and blockchain infrastructure as the technology of the future correctly comes with a greater emphasis on regulation and compliance. This partnership envisages to satisfy all these things while still bringing all the benefits of transformative technology to any individual who wishes to access or exchange anything of value.
“Real-Time, 24/7, Transparent” Capital Market Transactions
Marleen Evertsz, the founder and CEO of Nxchange, remarked:
We believe that the time has come for a more modern form of capital market transactions: efficient, real-time, 24/7, transparent, and supported by compliance procedures that assure maximum security. We are delighted to partner with Lykke and to join forces in building the Next Generation Stock Exchange.
As CryptoGlobe reported recently, South Korea-based crypto exchange, Bithumb, and American crowdfunding platform, SeriesOne, have announced that they will be launching a US-based securities token exchange.
The exchange is expected to go live in early 2019.
