LSEG Shatters Tradition with Historic Blockchain Fundraising Milestone

London Stock Exchange Group just rewrote the rulebook—launching the world's first blockchain-powered fundraising round. No intermediaries, no legacy delays, just pure digital efficiency.

The New Architecture

Distributed ledger tech slashes settlement times from days to minutes while automating compliance checks. Investors get instant ownership verification—traditional custodians just got sidelined.

Why It Shakes the System

This isn't just a tech upgrade—it's a direct challenge to decades of financial bureaucracy. The City's old guard now faces an existential question: adapt or become irrelevant. (Though let's be real—they'll probably just form a committee to study it.)

Blockchain's proving it can handle real-world finance at scale while traditional systems are still faxing paperwork. The revolution won't be televised—it'll be tokenized.

LSEG’s blockchain system boosts efficiency in asset trading

Blockchain, first created for cryptocurrencies, is now being used by big financial companies to make buying, trading, and holding assets quicker and cheaper. Hajdukovic said private market deals, which can take 40-50 days to complete because of slow, manual processes, will benefit greatly. 

Blockchain allows “tokenization,” where assets are turned into digital tokens, making it easy to track who owns them and their transaction history. LSEG developed the system in collaboration with Microsoft, which acquired a 4% stake in the exchange group in 2022. 

According to a press release, Bill Borden, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Financial Services, Microsoft, said, “Microsoft’s collaboration with LSEG on its Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) is a powerful example of the innovation driving our strategic partnership. Together, we’re reshaping the future of global finance to empower our customers to unlock new opportunities and drive meaningful change.”

The partnership also focused on modernizing products like Workspace, LSEG’s competitor to Bloomberg’s terminal. Hajdukovic highlighted that fundraising capital via the platform gains visibility on Workspace, attracting a broader pool of potential investors.

The use of blockchain by LSEG aligns with the increasing interest from financial companies, as leaders like BlackRock’s Larry Fink say tokenization can revolutionize investing by making transactions nearly instant. LSEG aims to apply this blockchain system to more types of assets, beyond just private funds, in the future.

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