LSEG Executes First Blockchain-Based Fundraising

TheCryptoTimes2025-09-15 tarihinde yayınlandı2025-09-15 tarihinde güncellendi

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced that it has successfully executed its first transaction using a blockchain-powered system, marking the launch of its new digital markets infrastructure platform. 

The firm took this initiative amid a trend of major financial companies exploring blockchain technology. This is since it makes creating, trading, and finalizing financial assets transactions quicker, less expensive, and simpler.

The system was utilized by reinsurance asset manager MembersCap to raise capital for its latest private fund, according to a report by the Financial Times. LSEG is the first major global stock exchange to use a blockchain system that handles the full process of creating, trading, and finalizing financial assets like stocks and bonds. 

Dr. Darko Hajdukovic, who leads LSEG’s digital markets, explained that this blockchain system is used for regular financial transactions, not cryptocurrencies, to make them more efficient.

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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