🇫🇷 CACEIS invests in Kriptown to launch the Lise blockchain exchange
According to PANews, CACEIS, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole, has acquired a minority stake in Kriptown to support Lise, Europe's first tokenized blockchain exchange for small and medium-sized businesses.
What is Lise?
— A platform for tokenized financing and listing of SMEs
— Built on DLT (distributed ledger technology)
— Awaiting approval from the EU as part of a pilot program
— First IPO on blockchain — as early as 2025
Advantages:
▫️ Simplified access to capital for SMEs
▫️ Minimized IPO costs
▫️ Instant settlements without intermediaries
This is a big step towards the full tokenization of European financial markets. Europe is picking up speed.