The partnership aims to reduce fragmentation in European capital markets by enabling blockchain-based settlement of tokenized securities. Nasdaq said it is working with Boerse Stuttgart Group’s tokenized settlement platform Seturion to connect its European trading venues to infrastructure designed to settle tokenized securities using distributed ledger technology. According to Monday’s announcement, the collaboration will initially focus on structured products and aims to support faster settlement of tokenized assets across European capital markets. Seturion supports multiple asset classes across public and private distributed ledger networks and allows transactions to be settled using either central bank money or on-chain cash. Boerse Stuttgart said the platform is intended to be open to a broader network of financial institutions across Europe. Read more
Boerse Stuttgart has launched Seturion, a blockchain-based platform to unify settlement of tokenized assets across Europe. Boerse Stuttgart Group, Europe’s sixth-largest exchange operator, has launched a blockchain-based settlement platform designed to handle cross-border transactions of tokenized assets across the region. According to a Thursday announcement, the platform targets banks, brokers, trading venues and tokenization platforms. The system supports both public and private blockchains, with settlement possible in central bank money or on-chain cash. The platform, called Seturion, has already been tested by local banks as part of blockchain trials conducted with the European Central Bank (ECB). Read more