What are smart contracts? Imagine that you need to sell a pack of shares. Traditional share trading involves complex paperwork. Brokers, lawyers, and others navigate risks. Firms communicate to close deals. Investors hire agents to handle formalities. Intermediaries oversee transactions...

Mauro Andriotto affronta una discussione con Sergio Luciano di “SOS investire”. Mauro confronta diverse fonti di finanziamento, tra cui fondi di venture capital, piattaforme di crowdfunding, borsa e un nuovo strumento: la blockchain e i titoli digitali. Il progetto Bitminer,...

STOs and the business life cycle is an important consideration for startups exploring security token offerings as a capital raising solution. The standard model of a business life cycle progresses from the launch of a new venture through stages of...

A new age has started with tokenized systems shifting from centralization. Blockchain enables decentralized creation and transfer of assets. Both Switzerland and STOs aid this evolution. The country adopts distributed ledger tech for tokenized securities. Our world holds varied asset classes...

Our team member Dr. Zlatin Sarastov coined the ALQEMY of tokenization at a conference in Jakarta in 2019. It reflects all of the enhancements brought by tokenization on DLT of general financial instruments. (A) Stands for Access, as both investors...

Cryptocurrency, tokens and coins are traded on centralized (CEX) and decentralized exchanges (DEX). While decentralization aligns with blockchain ideals, centralied crypto exchanges have faced issues with compliance as regulators seek to curb illicit activity. Avoiding know-your-customer rules and restricting certain...

While some blockchain projects have attempted to use the decentralized nature of the technology to avoid securities regulation, there are no guarantees that agencies such as the SEC, BAFIN, and FINMA will agree with claims of independence from jurisdiction. Initial...

IPO and STO are identical in their objective and effect, yet there are key distinctions between them. Both aim to raise capital in return for a security. The security can be an equity, preferred stock, bond or any other instrument...

STO Security tokens represent investments or an investment contract into an underlying investment asset, such as stocks, bonds, funds and unit trusts. A security defines as a "fungible, negotiable financial instrument that holds some type of monetary value," backed by...

The Swiss Commercial Register has given the green light for the first incorporation of a company for an initial public offering (IPO) of tokenized shares on a blockchain. OverFuture will launch a compliant IPO. It will offer ordinary class-A shares on...